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KMID : 1020220130130020279
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2013 Volume.13 No. 2 p.279 ~ p.286
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The factors affecting oral health behavior of elementary-school students in Gyeonggi province
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So Mi-Hyun
Kim Yeon-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide resources to develop oral health education programs to make schoolchildren be able to do oral care behaviors voluntarily by analyzing the factors affecting elementary school students`s oral health behaviors.
Methods: A self administered questionnaire based survey was conducted with 233 students (117 boys, 116 girls) of sixth graders at Gyeonggi Province from September 1st to October 2nd, 2012. Researchers explained to willing participants the purpose of this study and then, asked respondents to complete their own questionnaire. A total of 233 questionnaires were properly completed while 7 questionnaires had insincere sections and were thus excepted.
Results: 1. Children`s higher level of oral health-related knowledge have more positive oral health attitudes(p=0.000) and oral health behaviors(p=0.001). 2. The higher oral health behavior mothers have, the more students have oral health knowledge and better oral health attitude, the higher the oral health behavior children have(p<0.01). 3. Students` positive attitude towards oral health(β=0.548, p=0.000) and Mother`s more attention to Oral check after tooth-brushing(β =-0.149, p=0.005) were associated with children`s sound dental health behaviors.
Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that the oral health knowledge, attitude and behaviors are associated with students` oral health behavior. Thus, effective support in oral health education, is need to be enhanced among the elementary school students rather than only focus on conveying knowledge to them. Since, mother`s oral health-related knowledge and attitudes on the tooth-brushing behaviour and dental health of their children influence on child`s oral health, the development of Comprehensive oral health education program into the mother and child needs to be carried out.
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KEYWORD
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elementary-school students, oral health behavior
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