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Smoking Patterns, Oral Health Behavior and Perception of the South Korean Army  

Jang, Sun-Ok (Department of Dental Hygiene, Hallym College)
Kim, Yoon-Hee (Department of biostatistics and epidemiology, Seoul National University)
Kang, Jung-Yun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Ko, Min-Seo (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Kim, Bo-Yon (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Park, Ji-Hae (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Shim, Seo-Youn (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Kim, Sang-Hoon (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
Chung, Won-Gyun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.10, no.3, 2010 , pp. 131-139 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate smoking patterns, oral health behavior and perception of dental healthcare of military personnel in the South Korea Army. All 367 subjects were surveyed by the structured questionnaires with convenience sampling method. The questionnaires were consisting of 22 items. Depending on the conditions of military training, the distribution and differences of smoking patterns and oral behaviors were evaluated by frequency test, Weighted Kappa, Paired t-test and ANOVA. The differences of oral health perception on smoking were demonstrated by Mantel-Haenszel Chi-square test. In addition, Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) was used to estimate the effects of oral behavior for the conditions of military training and smoking. The number of cigarette during military training period was similar to that during non-military training (p=0.109). The perception of smokers such as smoking effect on oral health, oral health and systemic health, and need of education for smoking cessation was significantly lower than non-smokers (p=0.0095, p=0.0007, and p<0.0001). The probability that toothbrush frequency per day was only one was associated with higher during military training period than non-military training (OR=9.29, 95% CI 5.05-17.07). Moreover, the probability that hours of toothbrush were less than one minute was associated with higher during military training than non-military training (OR=2.19, 95% CI 1.78-2.71). To improve knowledge, attitude, and behavior of oral health for the members, the army needs to develop oral health education and tobacco cessation programs. In particular, motivation and practice for oral health care are required to improve poor oral health behavior during the military training.
Keywords
Military personnel; Oral health behavior; Smoking; Tobacco cessation;
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