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KMID : 1023420090090010099
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2009 Volume.9 No. 1 p.99 ~ p.108
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Effect of Oral Health Education Practice and Self-efficacy of Teacher on Oral Health Attitude
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Cho Young-Sik
Bae Hyun-Sook
Hwang Yoo-Jin
Kim Seo-Yune
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral health education practice and schoolteacher’s self-efficacy on oral health attitude. The data of 217 dental hygienists was subjected to path analysis using AMOS 16.0. Oral health knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and oral health education practice of schoolteacher were measurement variables of three path models. The goodness of fitness of Knowledge-Attitude-Practice model and Knowledge-Attitude-Self efficacy -Practice model were acceptable. The regression weights of two models were statistically significant. Oral health education practice of schoolteacher gave impact on oral health attitude by mediation of self-efficacy of schoolteacher. Self-efficacy of schoolteacher was a important determinant of oral health education practice. Oral health attitude and practice were supposed to be mutual determinants of health behavior models.
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KEYWORD
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Oral health knowledge, Oral health attitude, Self-efficacy, Oral health education
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