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KMID : 1023420140140020183
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2014 Volume.14 No. 2 p.183 ~ p.190
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Analysis of Smoking Characteristics and Oral Health Practice in Health and Non-Health Related Majors
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Lee Hyun-Ok
Kim Ah-Jin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the smoking-related characteristics of health and non-health related majors and the relationship between the smoking dependence and oral health practice of college students. The subjects in this study were the college students who were selected by convenience sampling from four different universities in the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The answer sheets from 811 respondents were analyzed. The findings of the study were as follows: The rate of the smoker students whose major was related to health stood at 20.6 percent, and that of the smoker students whose major was not related to health stood at 29.4%. There were significant differences according to the track of their major (p＜0.05). As for links between smoking dependence and a plan to quit smoking, 32.7% of the health-related majors who considered themselves to depend on smoking replied they would give up smoking if there would be a rise in cigarette price (p＜0.005), and 37% of the non- health related majors who considered themselves to depend on smoking gave the same answer. Thus, the largest group of the students intended to quit smoking if there would be a rise in cigarette price, and there were statistically significant differences according to smoking dependence (p＜ 0.05). Concerning connections between smoking dependence and actual oral health practice, the non-health related majors who didn`t consider themselves to depend on smoking got 3.53 in the item whether they brushed their teeth twice or more a day (p＜0.05). In conclusion, the development and implementation of systematic programs that are to teach students to stay away from or quit smoking and take care of their oral health regardless of their major are required to step up the oral health promotion of college students.
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KEYWORD
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Oral health , Practice , Smoking , Undergraduate
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