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Relationship between handwashing practices and infectious diseases in Korean students

한국 학생의 손씻기 실천과 감염병 이환과의 관련성

  • Zhang, Dong-Fang (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School of Public Health & Wlefare, Konyang University) ;
  • Lee, Moo-Sik (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Hong, SuJin (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Yang, Nam-Young (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Hwang, Hae-Jung (Department of Health & Welfare Management, Konyang Cyber University) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Hee (Department of Advertising and Public Relations, School of Communication, Sewon University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Young (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Park, Yun-Jin (Division of Infectious Disease Control, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Lim, Go-Un (Division of Infectious Disease Control, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention) ;
  • Kim, Young-Tek (Division of Infectious Disease Control, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • 장동방 (건양대학교 보건복지대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 이무식 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 홍수진 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 양남영 (건양대학교 간호대학 간호학과) ;
  • 황혜정 (건양사이버대학교 보건복지경영학과) ;
  • 김병희 (서원대학교 광고홍보학과) ;
  • 김현수 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김은영 (건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 박윤진 (질병관리본부 감염병관리과) ;
  • 임고운 (질병관리본부 감염병관리과) ;
  • 김영택 (질병관리본부 감염병관리과)
  • Received : 2015.06.23
  • Accepted : 2015.12.19
  • Published : 2015.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between practice and infectious diseases in elementary, middle and high school students. Methods: In 16 metropolitan cities and province of the Korea, the students who from fourth grade of elementary school to third grade of high school were surveyed by personal interviews and an web-based online survey from 5 to 25 September, 2014. We analyzed data with chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. Results: Common cold, diarrhea, and eye infections were more prevalent among students in higher grade than lower grade. In particular, common cold was more prevalent among girls than boys, using hand sanitizer than washing with soaps, and students who wash the dorsal side of hand than not wash the dorsal side of hand. Conclusions: Higher-grade students showed low status of hand washing practice. Hand washing was determined as the fact which influences to increase the prevention of communicable disease such as common cold. Considering the fact that youth groups have higher risk of being infected due to their group life, schools are recommended to provide adequate educations regarding proper hand washing practice with soap.

이 연구의 목적은 초, 중, 고등학교 학생의 손씻기 실천과 감기, 설사, 눈병, 식중독 등의 감염성 질환 이환과의 관련성을 파악함으로써 손씻기의 중요성을 강조하고, 학교 청소년의 손씻기 실천율을 향상시키기 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 전국 16개 시도에 거주 중인 초등학교 4학년부터 고등학교 3학년까지 학생을 대상으로, 가구방문을 통한 방문면접과 온라인 조사를 9월 5일부터 9월 25일까지 시행하였다. 조사응답자의 일반적 특성과 손씻기 실태 및 손 씻는 방법을 독립변수로, 감기, 설사, 눈병, 식중독 등의 질병감염 여부를 종속변수로 하여 카이제곱검정과 이분형 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구 결과를 종합해보면 식중독을 제외한 감기, 설사, 눈병 등의 질병감염 경험이 학년이 높을수록 많았다. 특히, 감기 감염경험의 경우 남성보다 여성에서, 비누와 물을 사용한 손씻기보다 물 또는 손소독제만 사용한 군에서, 손등을 씻는 군보다 손등을 안 씻는 군에서 감기 경험률이 높았다. 손씻기 실태조사 및 청소년건강행태온라인조사에서 학년이 높을수록 손씻기 실천이 낮은 점을 고려할 때, 이 연구에서 학년이 높을수록 질병감염 경험률이 높고, 특히 감기감염경험의 경우 손씻기 방법이 좋은 군일수록 경험률이 낮은 것은 기존연구와 마찬가지로 손씻기가 감기와 같은 감염병의 예방에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 판단된다. 청소년은 집단생활로 인한 감염병 질환의 위험이 높은 점을 고려할 때, 학교 내에서 청소년의 비누를 사용한 올바른 손씻기를 교육하고, 실천율을 향상시킬 수 있는 방법에 대한 연구와 정책마련이 필요하다.

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