A Study on Oral Health Awareness and Oral Health Care Practice of the Industrial Workers

산업체 근로자의 구강보건인식 및 구강보건관리 실천에 대한 연구

  • Yoon, Mi-Sook (Department of Dental Hygiene, Shinheung College) ;
  • Kwon, Hyun-Jung (Department of Biology, College of Natural Science, Soonchunhyang University)
  • Published : 2012.10.31

Abstract

This purpose of this study was to analysis the relation of awareness and practices of oral health promotion. The subjects in this study were 133 workers who worked in Seoul, Gyeonggi province, and were at the age of 20 and up. The survey was conducted from January 16 to March 31, 2012. The collected data is statistically analyzed by SPSS. For the level oral health awareness of industrial workers, the awareness of prevention of tooth decay and periodontal disease was high, but that of necessity of oral hygiene supplies other than tooth brushing was low. For the level of oral health care practice, they showed the highest awareness for the importance of cleaning a tongue when brushing teeth, and the lowest for the importance of dental care. For oral health awareness according to the general properties, workers with average income of 2~3 million one showed higher oral health awareness than others. For oral health care practice, those who brush their teeth more than 3 times a day and who have visited the dentist during the last year had higher oral health care practice than others. For oral health awareness according to the level of interest in oral health and the status of oral health of the industrial workers, those who have higher interest in oral health turned out to have higher oral health awareness. The relation between oral health awareness and oral health care practice of the industrial workers showed a positive correlation, which indicates that the higher oral health awareness is, the higher oral health care practice is.

본 연구는 사업장 근로자들의 구강보건에 대한 인식과 실천정도와 관련요인을 파악하여 근로자들의 구강건강관리 및 증진을 위한 기초자료를 마련하고자 서울 경기 지역에 소재하는 산업체 근로자 133명을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 산업체 근로자의 구강건강 인식수준에서 충치나 치주질환 예방 인지도는 높았지만, 잇솔 외 구강위생용품의 필요성에 대한 인지도는 낮은 점수를 보였다. 구강보건관리 실천 수준의 경우, 잇솔질 시 혀 세척의 중요성에 대해 가장 높은 인식을 보였으며, 구강검진의 중요성에 대해 가장 낮은 인식을 보이고 것으로 나타났다. 2. 일반적 특성에 따른 구강보건 인식에서는 평균 소득이 200~300만원인 근로자가 다른 근로자보다 구강보건 인식이 높게 나타났다. 구강보건관리 실천에서는 일반적 특성에 따른 구강보건관리 실천이 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 3. 산업체 근로자의 구강보건 행동에 따른 구강보건 인식은 최근 2년 내 구강검진 경험이 있는 자, 하루 평균 잇솔질 횟수가 3회 이상인 자, 지난 1년 간 치과 내원 경험이 있는 자, 구강보건 교육 경험이 있는 자가 구강보건인식이 높았으나 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 구강보건관리 실천은 잇솔질을 3회 이상 하는 근로자와 지난 1년 간 치과 내원 경험이 있는 근로자가 다른 근로자보다 구강보건관리 실천이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 산업체 근로자의 구강건강 관심 정도와 구강건강 상태에 따른 구강보건 인식은 구강건강 에 대한 관심이 높은 근로자일수록 구강보건 인식이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 구강보건관리 실천에서는 구강건강 관심 정도와 구강건강 상태에 따라 구강보건관리 실천이 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 5. 산업체 근로자의 구강보건 인식과 구강보건관리 실천과의 관계에서 정적 상관관계를 보여 구강보건 인식이 높을수록 구강보건관리 실천이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

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