@article{ART001323178},
author={박영남 and 심정신},
title={A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2008},
volume={8},
number={3},
pages={53-64}
TY - JOUR
AU - 박영남
AU - 심정신
TI - A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2008
VL - 8
IS - 3
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 53
EP - 64
SN - 2287-1705
AB - The purpose of this study examines the level of awareness and practice for the oral health care of the pregnant women, finding problems and proposing the problem point regarding hereupon and an improvement point by analyzing the result.
Data for this study are collected by the questionnaire method from pregnant women who attend gynecology clinic located Gwangju provide for the period between December , 2007 and January, 2008.
The obtained results were as follows
1. The experience of oral health education for pregnant women were 'none' 94.8%, 'yes' 5.2%, the majority no received oral health education.
2. The awareness score of dietary treatment was 34.09 and practice score was 29.73, the awareness score of periodontitis prevention was 33.31 and practice score was 29.04. The awareness score of subsidiary oral hygiene articles was 32.19, practice score was 17.95. The awareness score was higher than practice score.
3. The relationship between the awareness and practice of oral health care was positively correlated: dietary treatment(r=0.483, p<0.01), periodontitis prevention (r=0.531, p<0.01), subsidiary oral hygiene articles (r=0.515, p<0.01), oral health care (r=0.531, p<0.01).
Conclusion of these survey showed that it is crucial to increase the level of practice of oral health care. It is also necessarily to increase the level of awareness of the oral health care.
KW - Oral health care;Pregnant women;awareness;practice
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박영남 and 심정신. (2008). A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 8(3), 53-64.
박영남 and 심정신. 2008, "A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.8, no.3 pp.53-64.
박영남, 심정신 "A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 8.3 pp.53-64 (2008) : 53.
박영남, 심정신. A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care. 2008; 8(3), 53-64.
박영남 and 심정신. "A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 8, no.3 (2008) : 53-64.
박영남; 심정신. A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 8(3), 53-64.
박영남; 심정신. A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2008; 8(3) 53-64.
박영남, 심정신. A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care. 2008; 8(3), 53-64.
박영남 and 심정신. "A study on the awareness and practice of the pregnant women about oral health care" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 8, no.3 (2008) : 53-64.