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KMID : 1143520180060010045
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Journal of Korean Society of Oral Health Science
2018 Volume.6 No. 1 p.45 ~ p.50
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The relevance of oral health behavior and the attitudes of some adults to language comprehension related to preventive care
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Kim Kyung-Min
Ko Hyo-Jin
Kim Hye-Jin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study, undertaken from May to August 2016, was to investigate oral health behavior and preventive language literacy in 220 workers active in a variety of industries. Data was collected from a subject group comprising 37.7% women and 62.3% men, with an average age of 32.7 years. The group was relatively well educated, 75.9% having graduated university, and the average monthly household income was 32.3%. Over half the subjects, 56.8%, were single rather than married. In terms of oral health behavior, 65.5% who did not undergo regular checkups with regular checkups. Among the subjects, 63.2% were regularly had their teeth scaled. 60.5% of the subjects did not have oral health education, and 35.9% expressed difficulty understanding the terminology used in dental treatment. The dental practitioners were 56.8%. Oral health behavior and language comprehension related to prevention were significant in the presence of periodic screening, periodic scaling, oral health education experience, dental treatment and oral health education.
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KEYWORD
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Oral Health Behavior, Oral Literacy, Prevention
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