Abstract

1. Recognition of subjects on oral health education, About the question if they know oral health education, those who said yes were 241(70.7%) and those who said no were 100(29.3%). And, about the question how they get to know oral health education, 161(47.2%) told they knew it by a kindergarten or a nursery, 115(33.7%) told by neighbors, 30(8.8%) told by a public health center, 28(8.2%) told by a dental clinic and 7(2.1%) told that they learned it by other methods. 2. The perception of subjects on oral health education, About the question if they executed oral health education in a kindergarten or a nursery, 254(74.5%) said yes and 87(25.5%) said no. And, about the question if they have ever executed oral health education out of a kindergarten or a nursery, 70(20.5%) said yes and 271(79.5%) said no. 3. Subjects' oral health behaviors and attitudes toward children, About the question if they have ever visited a dental office, 249(73.0%) said yes and 92(27.0%) said no. And, about the question if they watch their children's toothbrushing, 321(94.1%) said yes and 20(5.9%) said no. About the question if they examine if their children have decayed teeth, 213(62.5%) said yes and 128(37.5%) said no. And, about the question if they are interested in their children's oral health, 244(71.6%) said yes and 97(28.4%) said no. 4. It appeared that unemployed mothers executed oral health education to their children more compared with employed mothers(p < .01). 5. Execution of oral health education according to the recognition of oral health education and previous experiences of subjects, The execution of oral health education according to the recognition of oral health education was statistically significant(p < .001). 6. Execution of oral health education according to the subjects' oral health behaviors and attitudes toward children. The execution of oral health education according to the experience of visiting a dental office, watching children's toothbrushing and watching children's teeth was statistically significant(p < .01, p < .001).

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.

Keywords

• Preschool children;
• Oral health education;
• Parent's oral health perception