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KMID : 1138720050310010086
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Korean Public Health Research
2005 Volume.31 No. 1 p.86 ~ p.96
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice related to Dental Health among Some Korean Soldiers
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Yoon Jun-Ho
Lee Moo-Sik
Na Baeg-Ju
Kim Keon-Yeop
Hong Jee-Young
Kang Mun-Young
Kim Dea-Kyoung
Jeon Seon-Bok
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to identify actual dental care status, levels of knowledge, attitudes and practice of dental health in some Korean soldiers and analyze the related factor to the levels of knowledge, attitudes, practice of dental health for 300 soldiers from June to July, 2004. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed into frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation analysis by SPSS 10.0 program. The main results of this study were summarized as follows ; The level of knowledge, attitudes, practice of dental health was found to (when convert to 100 points) mean score 61.25 points in knowledge, 65.3 points in attitudes and 53 points in behavior, therefore the soldiers are not active to the knowledge, the attitude, practice of dental health care. The age and educational level of soldiers were statistically significant in the knowledge, attitude and practice of dental health(pWhen the health care provided educated the Korean soldiers, then it should educated the practical performance causing the change of attitude and behavior, compared to just give them the simple knowledge of dental health care. And we should give them the repeated education continually and having the good habit of the dental health care.
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KEYWORD
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Dental Health, Knowledge, Attitude, Korean Soldier
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