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KMID : 1023420120120040329
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2012 Volume.12 No. 4 p.329 ~ p.334
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Affecting Factors Related to Oral Health Conditions of Workers
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Eom Suk
Lee Kyeong-Soo
Kim Gyeong-Won
Lee Hee-Kyung
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to investigate the health behavior and the oral health status of workers engaged in a manufacturing business, and to analyze the related factors that affect their number if teeth loss. References for the study involved the materials of 526 individuals whose occupational categories are of a manufacturing business, amongst the survey participants in seven city or gun (county) area including Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongju-si, Mungyeong-si, Chilgok-gun, Yecheon-gun and Sangju-gun for the Community Health Survey (CHS) conducted in 2008. The CHS 2008 was conducted for three months from September to November 2008, and the survey details utilized in the study included the number of loss of teeth and teeth-brushing frequency, which was a part of CHS questionnaires and also additionally included for the study. The analysis with respect to the number of teeth loss on sociodemographic factors, was found to be significantly related to the age, educational status, average monthly income and occupation (p＜.01). In the x2-test in terms of the oral health status and the number of teeth loss, it was found that the teeth-brushing after lunch (p＜.05) and an experience in an oral examination were statistically significant factors (p＜.01). According to the multiple-regression analysis with the number of teeth loss being a dependent variable, the age, educational status, marital status and subjective oral health status were the statistically significant (p＜.01). In conclusion, it is important to provide education on the teeth-brushing subjected to workers engaged in a manufacturing business with many dental caries and low educational status, and to recommend a regular scaling as well as to establish policy for creating conditions upon an oral health check-up and a tooth scaling and thus allow the maintenance of an oral health.
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KEYWORD
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Manpower, Missing tooth, Oral health
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