The Relationship between the Oral Health Promotion Behavior and Dental Health Condition of Primary School Children

초등학생의 구강건강증진행위와 구강건강상태와의 관련성

The purposes of this study were to understand the oral health promotion behavior and dental health condition of primary school children and to examine the relationships between the two variables. For that purpose, 729 fifth and sixth graders from four primary school located in Seoul were surveyed. In addition to the survey responses, dental examination results were used for analysis. The findings were as follows: 1. The children scored 3.51 out of full 5 points in oral health promotion behavior. they scored the highest at 3.82 in dietary habits, which were followed by going to a dentist for prevention purposes at 3.43, the method and frequency of brushing teeth at 3.40 and the use of fluorine at 3.39. 2. It turned out that 46.9% of the children had decayed permanent teeth. The number of decayed teeth was $1.66{\pm}2.32$, that of missing teeth was $0.03{\pm}0.24$. 3. There were reverse correlations(r = -0.32) between the children's subjective perception of their dental health condition and decayed teeth. The more positive perceptions they had for their own dental health condition, the less decayed teeth they had(p < 0.01). 4. There were also reverse correlations(r = -0.10) between the children's oral health promotion behavior and decayed teeth. The more they were engaged in Behavior of alimentation, the less decayed teeth they had(p < 0.01). The results indicate that primary school children can keep their dental health by practicing the right oral health promotion behavior, which calls for a need to develop and apply dental health education programs to promote the oral health promotion behavior among primary school children.

본 연구는 초등학생의 구강건강증진행위와 구강건강상태를 파악하고, 두 변수간의 관련성을 알아보고자 서울시에 위치한 4개 초등학교 5,6학년 학생 729명을 대상으로 설문조사와 구강검진자료를 분석한 결과, 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 아동의 구강건강증진행위는 5점 만점에 3.51점이었고, 하위 영역별로 식이습관 3.82점으로 가장 높았고, 예방목적 치과이용이 3.43점, 잇솔질 방법 및 횟수 3.40점, 불소이용 3.39점 순으로 나타났다. 2. 아동의 우식영구치보유자율은 46.9%이었으며, 우식치아는 $1.66{\pm}2.32$개, 결손치아는 $0.03{\pm}0.24$개이었다. 3. 주관적 구강건강상태 인식과 우식치아와의 관계는 역 상관관계(r = -0.32)를 보였으며, 자신의 구강건강상태에 대한 인식이 긍정적일수록 우식치아가 적은 것으로 나타났다(p < 0.01). 4. 구강건강증진행위 하위영역 중 식이습관이 우식치아와 상관관계(r = -0.10)가 있는 것으로 나타나 식이습관이 좋을수록 우식치아가 적은 것으로 나타났다(p < 0.01). 이상의 결과를 근거로 초등학생의 구강건강은 올바른 구강건강증진행위의 실천으로 나타나므로 초등학생의 구강건강증진행위를 위한 구강보건교육의 개발과 적용이 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.