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KMID : 1142520220100020037
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Korean Journal of Clinical Dental Hygiene
2022 Volume.10 No. 2 p.37 ~ p.43
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Relationship between Tooth Brushing and Hand Washing among Some University Students in Daegu.Gyeongbuk Province
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Jung Yun-Sook
Kim Ki-Rim
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to confirm the behavior of personal hygiene habits through the relationship between the frequency of hand washing and the frequency of tooth brushing among university students.
Methods: The study subjects were university students who participated in the “tooth love day” campaign of K-university in Daegu · Gyeongbuk province, acquired using convenience sampling.
Analysis of the frequency of hand washing and tooth brushing according to the subjects’ general characteristics was performed by t-test and analysis of variance using the SPSS 26.0 program.
Results: The average number of teeth brushing per day was 2.57 ± 1.01, and the frequency was higher in the group that washed their hands more than three times a day than in the group that washed their hands less than twice a day (p = 0.066).
Conclusion: Our results suggest that handwashing, the most basic personal hygiene behavior, may also affect oral health through oral hygiene practices.
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KEYWORD
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Hand washing, Tooth brushing, University students
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