초등학교 아동의 구강보건에 관한 지식과 행동의 상관관계 연구

Interrelation Research of the Knowledge Regarding the Oral Health of the Elementary School Child and Behavior

본 연구는 초등학교 학생들에게 필요한 구강보건교육목표를 설정하는 데에 기초 자료를 수집할 목적으로 전라북도 익산시에 소재하고 있는 초등학교 1개교 4학년, 6학년 513명을 대상으로 하여 초등학교 학생의 구강보건에 관한 지식과 행동의 상관관계를 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 조사대상자들의 구강보건지식 정도는 14점 만점에 8.77로 높지 않았으며, 여학생이 남학생보다 구강보건지식 정도가 높았고 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < .05). 2. 학교구강보건교육 경험이 있는 학생일수록 구강보건지식 정도도 높게 나타났으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(r = 0.105, p < .05). 3. 구강보건행동 정도는 5점 Likert 척도로 조사한 결과, 전체 평균이 3.13으로 높지 않았으며, 학년에 따른 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < .05). 4. 구강보건지식이 높은 학생일수록 구강보건행동 정도가 높게 나타나, 구강보건지식과 행동의 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < .001). 5. 구강보건지식과 구강보건행동 및 학교구강보건교육 경험은 정(+)의 선형 상관이 있어 구강보건지식 정도가 높으면 구강보건행동도 높아짐을 알 수 있었다(r = 0.345, p < .001, p < .05). 6. 성별과 학년에 관계없이 학교구강보건실의 필요성과 구강건강담당 교사의 필요성은 인식하고 있었다(p < .05).

The purpose of this study was to provide information on goal setting for elementary oral-health education. The subjects in this study were 513, fourth and sixth graders from an elementary school located in the city of Iksan, north Jeolla province. It investigated the interrelation of the knowledge regarding the oral health of the elementary school student and conduct and with afterwords it got a same conclusion.: 1. The oral health knowledge degree of the investigation object people in 14 perfect score is not high is not with 8.77, the school girl oral health knowledge degree is higher the south student and than it was visible the difference which considers. 2. Also the student one recording oral health knowledge degree which is school dental health education experience appeared highly, considers statistically the difference which it was visible. 3. Oral health behavior degree the result which it investigates at 5 Likert scales, the whole average is not high was not with 3.13, it followed considers the difference which it was visible in grade. 4. The student one recording oral health behavior degree where the oral health knowledge is high appears highly, it was visible the difference which oral health knowledge and conduct considers. 5. Oral health knowledge and oral health behavior and school dental health education experience was a just fanshaped higher officer and the oral health knowledge degree was high and highly the possibility of knowing the burden there was also oral health behavior. 6. Relationship without the necessity of school oral health disappointment necessity and the oral healthy charge teacher was recognizing in gender and grade.