유아기 자녀에 대한 모친의 구강건강관리행위에 영향을 미치는 요인 연구

Abstract

Objectives : This study were to find out differences in mother`s oral health knowledge and oral health care behaviors and to find out factors that affected mothers` oral health care behavior for their young children. Methods : The survey was carried out with questionnaire about personal factor, cognitive factor, psychological factor and behavioral factor to 227 mothers. They had children from 3 to 5 years. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS WIN 12.0. Results : There were statistically significant differences in oral health knowledges as mother`s educational background, importance of oral health, experience of oral health education, and oral health locus of control. There were statistically significant differences in mother`s oral health care behaviors as mother`s job, interest of oral health, importance of oral health, experience of oral health education, and oral health locus of control. And mother` oral health care behavior for herself, interest of oral health, and oral health locus of control were found as important variables in mothers`s oral health care behavior for their children. Conclusions : Mother`s oral health care behavior for herself was the powerful factor that affected mother`s oral health care behavior for her children.