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KMID : 1023420100100050329
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2010 Volume.10 No. 5 p.329 ~ p.334
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Relationship between Scaling Behaviors and Knowledge and Oral Health Belief of Workers in Certain Region
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Kim Young-Sun
Yoon Young-Ju
Go Eun-Jeong
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Abstract
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This study was performed to identify the relationship between scaling behaviors and knowledge about scaling and oral health belief of worker, and to provide baseline data for developing industry oral health policy. The survey had conducted self-administered questionnaires by 326 workers in Gyeongsan and Yeongcheon areas in Gyeongbuk province. Their scaling behaviors, knowledge and oral health belief were measured. The results were as follow; The average score of knowledge about scaling was 6.44. The average oral health belief was 2.72. In detail, ‘usefulness’ was 3.24 as the highest and ‘seriousness’ was 2.25 as the lowest. The periodic scaling and scaling cycle were associated with ‘seriousness’ and ‘barrier’ as positive correlation(p<.05, .01). On the other hand, they were associated with knowledge and ‘usefulness’ as negative correlation(p<.01). Meanwhile, scaling motive showed positive correlation with ‘cue of action’(p<.01), showed negative correlation with knowledge(p<.01). In the correlation between knowledge about scaling and oral health belief, knowledge showed negative correlation with ‘barrier’(p<.01) and showed positive correlation with ’usefulness’(p<.01). Finally, we need to advertise and manage the importance of scaling politically and makes people do the voluntary scaling in six-month intervals in order to keep the periodontal health of worker.
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KEYWORD
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Scaling behaviors, Knowledge, Oral health belief, Worker
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