Journal of dental hygiene science (치위생과학회지)
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.29-34
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- 2008
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- 1598-4478(pISSN)
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- 2233-7679(eISSN)
Comparison of the Oral Health Awareness of Students in Schools with and without Dental Clinic in the City of Gwacheon
과천시 학교구강보건실 운영 및 비운영학교 학생의 구강보건의식에 관한 비교
- Han, Ji-Hyoung (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Eulji University) ;
- Hwang, Ji-Min (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dongnam Health College)
- Received : 2008.02.23
- Accepted : 2008.03.18
- Published : 2008.03.30
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to make a comparative analysis of the oral health knowledge, attitude and awareness of students in schools equipped with and without a dental clinic in the city of Gwacheon. The subjects in this study were 782 students in that area. Out of them, 398 students attended a school furnished with a dental clinic, and 384 attended another school that wasn't equipped with a dental clinic. It's ultimately meant in this study to contribute to boosting the managerial efficiency of a school dental clinic and stepping up the development of quality oral health programs. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. When the students from the two schools were compared in terms of oral health knowledge, there wasn't any significant gap between the two groups in general. One difference was that the students from the school furnished with a dental clinic were more aware of presentive treatment provided by a dental clinic than the others from the other school. 2. As for attitude to oral health, there was no significant difference between the two in every regard except daily mean frequency of having a snack. 3. Regarding oral health belief, the students from the school equipped with a dental clinic had a better oral health belief in every aspect including health status, importance of oral health and interest than the others, and the difference between the two was significant. 4. Concerning perception of school dental clinic, the students from the school furnished with a dental clinic were better cognizant of it. As to the necessity of it, both groups viewed it as necessary for the prevention and treatment of dental caries. In terms of preference for school dental clinic, the students from the school furnished with a dental clinic had a greater preference for that.
본 연구는 과천시 학교구강보건실 운영 및 비운영학교 학생의 구강건강지식, 태도 및 인식도 등을 비교 분석하기 위해 과천시 학교구강보건실 운영학교 학생 398명, 비운영학교 학생 384명을 대상으로 조사하였으며 향후 계속되는 학교구강보건실의 효율적인 운영 방안설정 및 구강건강프로그램 개발 시 기초자료로 활용하는데 도움을 주고자 시행하였다. 이에 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 운영학교와 비운영학교 학생의 구강보건지식에 관한 비교 결과 다른 질문에서는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았지만, 학교구강보건실에서 실시하고 있는 예방진료에 대해서는 운영학교의 학생이 비운영학교의 학생에 비해 알고 있다고 응답한 학생이 많았다. 2. 구강건강태도에 관한 결과 일일 평균 간식 섭취 횟수를 제외한 나머지 큰 운영 및 비운영학교의 학생에 있어서 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 3. 구강건강신념에 있어서는 건강상태, 중요도, 관심도 모두 운영학교의 학생이 비운영학교의 학생에 비해 구강건강에 대한 신념이 긍정적인 것으로 나타났으며, 유의한 차이를 보였다. 4. 학교구강보건실 인식도에 대한 결과 운영학교에서 인식도가 높았으며, 필요성에 있어서는 두집단 모두 충치예방과 치료를 위해 필요하다고 답하였으며, 학교구강보건실의 선호도에 있어서도 운영학교 학생들이 더 선호하는 결과를 보였다.