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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2014.12.8.431

Influential factors for the oral health awareness of college students  

Noh, Hyeong-Rok (Dept. of Dental Laboratory Technology, Gwangju Health University)
Oh, Han-Na (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.12, no.8, 2014 , pp. 431-438 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the self-esteem and oral health awareness of college students and influential factors for their oral health awareness in an effort to plan an oral health program tailored to college students. The subjects in this study were 394 students who were in G college and J university in the city of Gwangju, on whom a self-administered survey was conducted. After a survey was conducted, the collected data were analyzed. The findings of the study were as follows: Regarding oral health awareness by general characteristics, the students who had experience of receiving oral health education were better in that regard(p<0.05). As to awareness of oral health education, the health-related majors took the best view of it (p<0.05). Concerning the links between self-esteem and oral health awareness, there was a significant positive correlation between the two. As a result of analyzing what factors affected oral health awareness, oral health awareness was under the significant influence of self-esteem, self-rated oral health status and oral health education(p<0.05). Given the findings of the study, oral health education programs geared toward college students should be developed in consideration of the various influential factors for oral health awareness to offer better education.
Keywords
College students; Influential factors; Oral health awareness; Self-esteem;
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