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KMID : 0353420200440010014
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Oral Biology Research
2020 Volume.44 No. 1 p.14 ~ p.22
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Oral health attitudes and practices among college students in Jeju province
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Kim Ga-Hee
Park Hyeung-Keun
Kahm Se-Hoon
Woo Jae-Man
Jo Chan-Woo
Kim Sung-Joon
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Abstract
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This study aimed to analyze the effects of oral healthcare awareness and related factors on the attitude toward oral health management and its practice among college students in Jeju province. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on 365 students. The scores for the questions pertaining to the use of toothbrush three or more times a day, use of floss, and previous oral healthcare education ( p <0.05) were significantly higher in the oral healthcare students. The non-oral healthcare students presented with higher scores for the use of mouthwash ( p <0.05). Furthermore, the oral healthcare students presented with higher scores for both attitude and practice toward oral healthcare ( p <0.05) when compared with the non-oral healthcare students. The education level ( p <0.001) and gender ( p <0.001) were affected the attitude of the students toward oral healthcare, whereas only the sex ( p <0.05) had a significant effect on the practice of oral healthcare. The oral healthcare students (odds ratio [OR]=16.926) and 3rd-year students (OR=4.676) demonstrated higher scores for “previous oral healthcare education” compared with the non-oral healthcare students and 1styear students, respectively. Use of dental floss increased with the advancement in the year of study (2nd year, OR=2.076; 3rd year, OR=2.424), and male students scored lower (OR=0.600) than the female students. Male students had lower scores (OR=0.489) for the question on regular dental visits. These findings indicate the need for specific educational tools and comprehensive research using standardized measures in future.
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KEYWORD
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Attitude, Oral heath, Practice, Students, Undergraduate
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