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Oral Health Knowledge According to Police Officers' Oral Health Behaviors

경찰공무원의 구강건강관리행태에 따른 구강보건지식

  • Lee, Mi Hak (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, Howon University) ;
  • Oh, Han-Na (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University)
  • Received : 2021.07.25
  • Accepted : 2021.09.20
  • Published : 2021.09.28
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Abstract

This study was carried out in order to identify oral health knowledge according to police officers' oral health behaviors. The questionnaire survey was conducted targeting 237 police officers in Gwangju. A tool used general characteristics, oral health knowledge, oral health behavior and oral health education needs. The analysis was processed with descriptive statistics, t-test, Anova and regression analysis. As a result, the oral health knowledge was high in a person of using oral hygiene products and in a person of experiencing a visit to dental clinic(p<0.001). The desired the oral health education were a specialist's direct verbal explanation and the correct tooth-brushing method. Also, marital status, educational level, smoking status, using oral hygiene products and Dental visit experience were identified to have influence upon a oral health knowledge (explanatory power, 40.5%). Hence, the results of this study will be able to be applied to basic data in case of developing an oral health education program and planning a dental health project for enhancing oral health in police officers.

본 연구는 경찰공무원의 구강건강관리행태에 따른 구강보건지식을 파악하고자 실시하였다. 자료 수집은 광주지방경찰청 내 경찰공무원 237명을 대상으로 설문조사 하였으며, 연구도구는 일반적 특성과, 구강보건지식, 구강건강관리행태 및 구강보건교육 요구를 사용하였다. 기술통계, t-test, Anova, 위계적 회귀분석으로 분석 처리한 결과, 구강 건강관리 행태에 따른 구강보건지식은 구강위생용품을 사용하는 사람과 치과 방문 경험이 있는 사람이 구강보건지식이 높았고(p<0.001), 원하는 구강보건교육은 전문가가 직접 구두로 설명하는 것과 올바른 칫솔질 방법이었다. 구강보건지식에 영향을 미치는 요인은 결혼여부, 교육수준, 흡연여부, 보조구강위생용품사용과 치과방문경험이었다(설명력 40.5%). 따라서 본 연구 결과는 경찰공무원의 구강건강을 증진시키기 위한 구강보건교육 프로그램 개발 및 구강보건 사업 계획 시 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

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