Knowledge and Status of Oral Health according to Smoking in some College Students

The purpose of this study was to examine the necessity of oral health education to analyze the knowledge and status of oral health according to smoking in some college students. The subjects in this study were 217 selected college students, on whom a survey was conducted from September 3 to September 7, 2013. The data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0(SPSS 19.0 K for window, SPSS Inc USA). The findings of the study were as follows: First, concerning toothbrushing frequency, the smokers brushed their teeth twice, and the nonsmokers did that three times(p<0.05). The male students did toothbrushing twice, and the female students did that three times(p<0.05). As to scaling experience, the female students got their teeth cleaned more often(p<0.05). Second, the nonsmokers who had received oral health education outnumbered the smokers who had(p<0.01). In regard to the necessity of smoking-related oral health education, both of the smokers and the nonsmokers replied it was necessary(p<0.05). Third, as for the level of oral health knowledge, the nonsmokers were more aware than the smokers that the use of oral hygiene supplies had an effect on the prevention of dental caries(p<0.05). Given the findings of the study, the smoking-related oral health education and the development of programs that are intended for college students seems necessary.

일부 대학생들의 흡연에 따른 구강건강 실태와 지식

본 연구는 대학생을 대상으로 흡연 여부에 따른 구강건강 실태와 지식을 통해 대학생 구강보건교육 필요성을 위해 조사되었다. 조사기간은 2013년 9월 3일부터 7일까지이며, 대학생 217명이 연구대상이다. 수집된 자료의 통계분석은 SPSS 19.0 통계프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫 번째, 잇솔질 횟수는 흡연자는 2회, 비흡연자는 3회(p<0.05), 남학생은 2회 여학생은 3회로 나타났으며(p<0.05), 스케일링 경험은 여학생이 더 많았다(p<0.05). 두 번째, 구강보건교육을 받은 경험이 있는 대학생 중 비흡연자가 흡연자보다 많은 것으로 나타났으며(p<0.01), 흡연과 관련된 구강보건교육의 필요성에서는 흡연자와 비흡연자에서 필요하다고 하였다(p<0.05). 세 번째, 구강보건지식 수준에서는 구강위생용품 사용이 잇몸질환과 충치 예방에 효과가 있다는 것을 흡연자보다 비흡연자가 많이 알고 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과로 미루어 볼 때 대학생을 위한 흡연관련 구강보건교육 및 프로그램 개발이 필요한 것으로 사료된다.