@article{ART001567402},
author={이향님 and 심형순},
title={Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1)},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2011},
volume={11},
number={3},
pages={301-311}
TY - JOUR
AU - 이향님
AU - 심형순
TI - Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1)
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2011
VL - 11
IS - 3
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 301
EP - 311
SN - 2287-1705
AB - Objectives : In order to identify the awareness of influenza A (H1N1) having currently high frequency and risk as an infectious disease, to find problems and to reflect them on curriculum improvements from students before/after clinical practices.
Methods : The data was collected from 279 dental hygiene students of 1st and 2nd years at G health college university from December 6th 2010 to December 10th 2010. The questionnaire were consisted of awareness of influenza A (H1N1), preventive attitude, sociodemographic characteristics.
Results : 1. 1st year was 51.6%, the case having dental experience was 51.2%, in the infection control training experience‘ had’was 46.6%. In the route acquiring the information, the mass media was 70.6%, in obtained information,personal hygiene was 82.1%. In the impact on human body,‘ great impact’was 58.1%. In terms of the most need for response and preparedness, vaccination was the highest, 67.4%. People who experienced influenza A (H1N1) were 10.7%. 2. Awareness of influenza A (H1N1) was 0.71 points, and treatment and spreading mechanism was 0.78 points, prevention was 0.63 points, causes and definition was 0.53 points. 3. In the attitude for infection prevention of influenza A (H1N1), ‘washing hands before practice’was the highest, 0.99 points and ‘wear the mask only in case of contact with patient within 1-2 meters upon occurrence of no aerosol’was the lowest, 0.72points. 4. Awareness of influenza A (H1N1) according to sociodemographic characteristics showed the significant differences upon the impacts on systemic health (p＜0.05). Preventive attitude didn’t show a significant difference in grade, clinical experience, experience in infection control training, acquiring rmation routes, the possibility for occurrence, impact on systemic health, the most need for prevention, experience in influenza A (H1N1) (p>0.05). 5.
The significantly correlated between awareness of influenza A (H1N1) and preventive attitude(p＜0.01).
Conclusions : Information and preventive attitude for influenza A (H1N1) as well as systematic training programs to identify actual affecting factors and to improve the practice are needed. Also government’s institutional support is needed.
KW - attitude;influenza;knowledge
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이향님 and 심형순. (2011). Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1). Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 11(3), 301-311.
이향님 and 심형순. 2011, "Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1)", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.11, no.3 pp.301-311.
이향님, 심형순 "Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1)" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 11.3 pp.301-311 (2011) : 301.
이향님, 심형순. Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1). 2011; 11(3), 301-311.
이향님 and 심형순. "Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1)" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 11, no.3 (2011) : 301-311.
이향님; 심형순. Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1). Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 11(3), 301-311.
이향님; 심형순. Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1). Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2011; 11(3) 301-311.
이향님, 심형순. Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1). 2011; 11(3), 301-311.
이향님 and 심형순. "Dental hygiene students’knowledge, attitude in an influenza A (H1N1)" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 11, no.3 (2011) : 301-311.
