J Korean Acad Oral Health.  2017 Jun;41(2):90-95. 10.11149/jkaoh.2017.41.2.90.

A study on oral health knowledge and the need for oral health education among industrial workers

• Bae SJ
• Kim YH
• Jung HJ
• Yun JW
• Yun NN
• Lee MK
• Kim HJ
• Lee JH

• KMID: 2389092
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2017.41.2.90

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study aimed to investigate the correlation between oral health behaviors of workers by examining the oral health awareness and the need for oral health education.
METHODS
After the institutional review board approval, we surveyed industrial workers in Seoul, Gwangju, Changwon, and Goksung, in Korea, from July 19 to August 29, 2016. The final questionnaires (287 in total) were assessed using the SPSS 24.0 software for Windows (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). The data were analyzed using frequency analysis, average, standard deviation, t-test, and the Pearson's correlation coefficient.
RESULTS
Through the response of "yes" for the question, "oral health education experience," we can see the respondents have high level of interest (P<0.001). And through the response of "yes" for the question, "Periodic oral Examination" and "regular scaling" and "oral care product use" we can see the respondents have high level of interest (P<0.001) and high importance (P<0.001), there was a statistically significant difference. On analyzing the correlations between workers, there was positive correlation oral health "˜Interest' and "˜Importance' (r=0.598, P<0.001). Of the 287 participants, 80.1% indicated that they did not receive any previous oral health education, while 85.4% indicated a willingness to attend oral health education programs in the future. Of the 80.1% of participants with no prior oral health education, 60.0% indicated lack of oral health education because of few opportunities to participate in such programs. They most prefer "Oral Hygiene Management" 64.8% for education contents and choose "Direct-education by inviting Expert" as the best education method 75.6%.
CONCLUSIONS
It is necessary to develop oral health education programs suitable for the industrial field characteristics for people in workplace, and to enhance and expand oral health education services in the workplace in order to maintain interest in oral health.

Keyword

Industrial worker; Oral health awareness; Oral health education

MeSH Terms

Education*
Ethics Committees, Research
Gwangju
Gyeongsangnam-do
Health Education
Hygiene
Korea
Methods
Oral Health*
Seoul
Surveys and Questionnaires

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