일부 농어촌 지역아동센터 교사의 구강건강신념과 구강건강 지식, 태도, 행동에 관한 조사

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to collect basic data for developing strategies and education programs that can induce children to build behavioral patterns that can promote their oral health. Thus, for this study, a self-administered survey was conducted among teachers at the rural community children centers and a total of 394 questionnaires were analyzed. The collected data were processed using SPSS/Win 22.0 to perform descriptive statistics, reliability test, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Duncan's test. The obtained results from this study are the following. Severity among sub-areas of oral health belief varied statistically significantly by marital status, education, and position. The respondents who were married, who were graduate school graduates or received higher education levels, and those who were directors had relatively higher levels of severity. Benefits varied statistically significantly by counseling education service status. Those in charge of counseling education service had higher levels of benefits. Importance varied statistically significantly by age, marital status, education, position, service duration, childcare teacher's qualification status, and clerical and administrative service status. The respondents who were aged ≥50 years, who were married, who were graduate school graduates or at higher education levels, who were directors, who had been employed for 1-<2 years or for ≥5 years, who had childcare teacher's license, and who were in charge of clerical and administrative work had higher levels of importance. Oral health knowledge varied statistically significantly by gender, education, service duration, and teacher's qualification status. Those who were female, who were graduate school graduates or at higher education levels, who had been employed for <1 year or for ≥5 years, and who had teacher's license had better oral health knowledge. Oral health attitudes varied statistically significantly depending on gender, age, marital status, education, position, service duration, childcare teacher's qualification status, and teacher's qualification status. Those who were female, who were aged ≥50 years, who were graduate school graduates or at higher education levels, who were directors, who had been employed for ≥5 years, and who had a teacher's license had better oral health attitudes. Behaviors varied statistically significantly by gender, marital status, education, position, service duration, childcare teacher's qualification status, teacher's qualification status, and counseling education service status. The respondents who were female, who were married, who were graduate school graduates or at higher education levels, who were directors, who had been employed for ≥5 years, who had childcare teacher's license or teacher's license, or those who were in charge of counseling education service made better behaviors. On the basis of these results, it is first of all necessary to make a plan for changing oral health belief with the objective of promoting oral health continuously and systematically, taking into account the factors affecting oral health belief, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of teachers at community children centers. It is also necessary to develop effective oral health education media as well as practical education programs regarding children's oral care so that their good oral care habit can be brought into their lifestyle in adulthood.