• 치위생과학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2007

유아의 구강건강증진을 위한 보호자의 구강건강 인식도 조사대상은 인천광역시 동구관내 유치원 및 어린이집 25곳을 방문하여 아동으로부터의 결과는 아동의 보호자 360명 이었다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 유치원(어린이집)에서 구강보건교육 실시여부 유치원 및 어린이집에서 구강보건교육을 실시했는지 묻는 설문에 실시했다고 응답한 사람이 254명(74.5%)이고 실시하지 않았다라고 응답한 사람이 87명(25.5%)으로 나타났다. 유치원 및 어린이집 이외에서 구강보건교육을 실시한 경험이 있는지 묻는 설문에 경험이 있다고 응답한 사람이 70명(20.5%)이고 경험이 없다고 응답한 사람이 271명(79.5%)으로 나타났다. 2. 자녀의 구강건강행동 및 태도 관찰여부 치과방문경험이 있는지 묻는 설문에 249명(73.0%)이 경험이 있다고 응답하였고 92명(27.0%)이 경험이 없다고 응답하였다. 자녀의 칫솔질 방법을 관찰하는지 묻는 설문에 321명(94.1%)이 관찰한다고 응답하였고 20명(5.9%)이 관찰하지 않는다고 응답하였다. 3. 모친의 취업여부에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부 모친의 취업유무에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있게 나타났다(p < .01). 4. 구강보건교육 인지도 및 사전경험에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부 구강보건교육 인지여부에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있게 나타났다(p < .001). 5. 자녀의 구강건강행동 및 태도에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부 치과방문 경험유무, 자녀의 칫솔질방법 관찰여부, 자녀의 치아 관찰여부에 따른 구강보건교육 실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있게 나타났다(p < .01, p < .001). 자녀의 치아건강관심에 따른 구강보건교육실시여부는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없게 나타났다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.375-385
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of attitude of mothers on the dental health and behavior of dental health management on children on the dental caries of their children, and the questionnaire survey was implemented and analyzed for 202 children in fifth and sixth grades of two elementary schools in Ulsan City along with their mothers with the following outcome. 1. 80 students from entire subject students(39.6%) are subjects of dental caries with the average DT index shown to be $1.78{\pm}1.04$ and tended to have higher in the upper level of grade. 2. In the attitude of dental health management for mother, 95 students(47.0%) visited the dental clinic within 6 months with the main purpose of treatment, rather than preventive work, for 141 students(69.8%), and hey have high level of interests on the teeth condition of their children but they rarely take a close look at the dental condition for their children. 3. The efforts of mothers on preventing the dental caries by mothers showed in the sequence of regular instructions for brushing, limiting the sugar intake, fluorine coating, sealant, regular examination and the like and DT rate will be decreased by these kinds(p<0.05). 4. The number of dental caries of children with the attitude of mother in dental health showed noticeable differences statistically with respect to the brushing method, use of dental sanitation goods, scaling, visit to dental office and others(p<0.05). With the above conclusion, the attitude and behavior of mothers on dental care influences greatly on the dental health of children. Therefore, in order to improve the dental health of children, it would be important to recognize the importance of attitude and behavior of dental health for mothers for positive dental care with the support in policies.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.807-819
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the oral health behavior of mothers in multicultural families and the oral health management of children. Methods: The subjects were 303 mothers in multicultural families having children in childhood. To verify the validity of the outcome, a factorial analysis was conducted. To examine differences in the outcome according to socio-demographic characteristics, a one-way ANOVA was used, and the hypothesis was tested through a multiple regression analysis. Results: According to the results, it was found that severity, self-efficacy, sensitivity, and multicultural disability that show attitudes had significant impact on the mother's oral health behavior. Moreover, it was found that self-efficacy, sensitivity, and the mother's oral health behavior that show attitudes had significant impact on the children's oral health management. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it would be necessary to increase the interest in mother-and-child oral health, developing a mother-and-child oral health education program targeted toward the oral health of the mothers and children in multicultural families. Moreover, it is essential to educate mothers in multicultural families in order to increase their sense of responsibility toward their children's oral health management, aiming to promote knowledge and to change attitudes and behavior.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.63-75
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to examine mothers' perception of dental health and their relevant behaviors. The subjects in this study were 878 mothers who had five-year-old children in the city of Seongnam. After a survey was conducted to find out their dental health awareness and behavior, the following findings were acquired; 1. 44.9 percent of the mothers investigated ever paid a visit to dental institutes over the last year, and 23.3 percent visited them to prevent any possible dental diseases. 56.1 percent ever received oral health education, and 30.0 percent, the largest group, received that in their school days. 69.0 percent ever had their teeth scaled. 2. As for their oral health knowledge, the right answer rate was 6.95 out of 10. Concerning what they knew the best about, 91.7 percent knew that sweet food including sugar caused dental caries, and regarding the most incorrect idea, 31.6 percent believed that aging made tooth come out. 3. In regard to oral health attitude, the right answer rate was 7.33 out of 10. As to the best attitude, 87.1 percent felt that it made them unpleasant to go to bed without doing toothbrushing, and concerning the worst case, 24.0 percent believed that teeth could be clean without using toothpaste. 4. As to oral health behavior, the right answer rate was 5.37 out of 10. Regarding the most common oral health behavior, 89.9 percent brushed their teeth before going to bed, and the least common one, 15.8 percent made a regular visit to dental institutes to examine their teeth. 5. Concerning self-evaluation of oral health, the right answer rate was 6.77 out of 10. 90.0 percent found themselves not to have a toothache, and regarding the worst case, 38.1 percent considered their oral health to be better than that of others of the same age group.