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Knowledge and Attitude of Parents of Preschool Children about Early Childhood Caries and Dental Caries Prevention

유아기 우식증과 치아 우식 예방에 대한 학령전 어린이 부모의 지식과 태도

  • Lee, Haney (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Jaegon (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Daewoo (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Yang, Yeonmi (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Institute of Oral Bioscience, School of Dentistry, Chonbuk National University)
  • 이한이 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 김재곤 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 이대우 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소) ;
  • 양연미 (전북대학교 치의학전문대학원 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소)
  • Received : 2018.04.18
  • Accepted : 2018.07.02
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

To investigate knowledge and attitude of parents about early childhood caries and dental caries prevention, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 247 parents of children who had oral screening experience among 3 to 5 years old children in 3 kindergartens in Jeonju city. A total of 220 completed questionnaires were selected for final analysis. The overall perception of the parents about oral health of the children was 82.3 points (10.7 / 13) in terms of 100 points. There were statistically significant correlations between maternal age (p = 0.027), maternal education level (p = 0.002), household monthly income (p = 0.000) and maternal oral health knowledge level. The main source of oral health information was 'dentist and dental hygienist'(83.6%) followed by 'Web search'(22.3%). Compared with the previous studies, the level of knowledge of parents about oral health of the children was improved. However, in order to raise awareness of the parents about the poorly assessed items in this study, it is necessary to increase the participation rate by advertising the national dental screening program for infants and children and make efforts to improve the quality of oral health education in screening.

유아기 우식증과 이의 예방에 대해 어린이의 부모가 가지는 구강건강 지식 및 태도와 이에 영향을 미치는 요소의 평가를 목적으로, 전주시 소재 유치원 3개소의 만 3 - 5세 어린이 중 최소 1회 이상의 영유아 구강검진 경험이 있는 어린이의 부모 247명을 대상으로 설문조사를 시행하였다. 220명의 보호자의 설문지가 최종 분석을 위해 채택되었다. 어린이 구강건강에 대한 어머니의 전반적 인식은 100점 만점으로 환산하였을 때 82.3점(10.7/13개)으로 비교적 양호하였고, 어머니의 구강건강 지식수준과 어머니의 연령(p = 0.027), 교육수준(p = 0.002), 가계 월수입(p = 0.000)은 통계적으로 유의미한 상관관계가 있었다. 구강건강에 관한 정보의 주된 습득경로는 치과 의료진(83.6%)이었고, 웹 검색(22.3%)이 뒤를 이었다. 결론적으로 과거의 연구에 비해 보호자의 구강건강 지식수준은 향상되었다. 그러나 이 연구에서 미흡하게 평가된 항목에 대한 보호자의 인지도를 개선하기 위해서는, 영유아 구강검진 사업에 대한 홍보를 강화하여 수검률을 높이고, 구강검진 시 행해지는 구강 보건교육의 질을 향상시키기 위한 노력이 필요하다고 판단된다.

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