By conducting oral health education to middle-aged women at lifelong education facilities, this study aims to verify effects of such education on increasing their knowledge and recognition of oral health. Based on the result of such education provided...
By conducting oral health education to middle-aged women at lifelong education facilities, this study aims to verify effects of such education on increasing their knowledge and recognition of oral health. Based on the result of such education provided, this study intends to develop an education program for lifelong education facilities relation provide empirical data, aimed at improving middle-aged women's oral health conditions.
The research problem for a dignity research goal achievement with afterwords is same.
First, how much demand do middle-aged women have for oral health education?
Second, are there any differences in middle-aged women's recognition and knowledge of and behaviors for oral health in accordance with their demographic characteristics?
Third, is an oral health education program for middle-aged women effective in improving their recognition and knowledge of and behaviors for oral health?
The object of this research on women aged 35 to 45 with children who have participated in education programs at Currently with the life-long education facilities, and conducted an oral health education program to them from April 2 to August 21, 2010. Clearly, three life-long education facilities located in Seoul were selected and a total of 60 women were chosen with twenty women from each facility. In the object strong will and experience education was in parallel, also the question and answer process chance provided. Research tools are: questions were made based on a modified and complemented version of a measurement tool Completion․applied, by Lang (1989) regarding items on subjects' knowledge of oral health; questions were made based on a modified and complemented version of a measurement tool used by Baik Dae-il (1994), Lee Hong-soo (1996), and Hong Hyen-hee (1998) regarding subjects' recognition of and behaviors for oral health; and the data which is collected analysis used SPSS Windows 18.0 programs and analyzed. For statistical verification of the research issues, the chi-square test (χ2), an independent sample t-test, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed etc.
The results are as follows.
First, middle-aged women's preferences in oral health education content were methods to prevent tooth decay, followed by tooth brushing methods, methods to prevent gum diseases, importance of teeth, and functions of teeth. Among them, methods to prevent tooth decay and tooth brushing methods were content desired by almost all subjects. As for locations for oral health education, they preferred schools and life-long education centers at universities. Regarding methods of oral health education, they liked lectures accompanied by practical education most. Regarding oral health educators, they preferred dentists, followed by dental hygienists and specialists for women's education.
Second, as for middle-aged women's recognition of oral health, high-income middle-aged women who were employed, had two or more children, and whose monthly average household income was more than 4 million won had high level of recognition of oral health.
Third, regarding middle-aged women's knowledge of oral health, their employment, number of children, or monthly household income did not make any significant difference.
Fourth, concerning oral health behaviors, those with a nuclear family of two generations living together more frequently visited dentists than those with an extended family of three generations living together.
Regarding when they brushed teeth, all of them brushed teeth after breakfast and before going to bed regardless of variables such as employment, family type, number of children, and monthly average household income. As for how to use their toothbrush (including electric toothbrushes), all were using an appropriate method of moving their toothbrush downward to clean the upper teeth and upward to clean the lower teeth. When asked whether they used toothpastes with fluoride, middle-aged women with a larger number of children tended to use such toothpastes more often than those with a smaller number of children.
Fifth, the participants frequently used dental flosses and mouth fresheners among oral hygiene aids but they did not use other oral hygiene aids much. They also answered that their use of oral hygiene aids was irregular. From the above result it is implied that they do not know oral hygiene aids or do not feel the need to use them; Even though they use them, they do not know how to use them. Regarding the reasons why they brushed their teeth, the most response was that they intended to prevent tooth decay and periodontal diseases, followed by that they did not want to trigger discomfort to others due to smell, that they wanted to have a refreshing feeling, that they wanted to make their teeth clean and look good, and that they habitually brushed their teeth because they felt as if missing something when they did not. Specially, middle-aged women's it did not make much difference whether they were employed, what their family type was, how many children they had, and how much their monthly average household income was.
Sixth, an lifelong education facilities oral health education program was found to be effective in enhancing middle-aged women's recognition and knowledge of oral health. Specially, concerning effects of an oral health education program for middle-aged women on their oral health behaviors, their oral health behaviors changed into appropriate ones in all items including the number of brushing teeth a day, when they brushed their teeth, how to brush their teeth, brushing teeth within three minutes after meal, utilization of oral hygiene aids, purposes of brushing teeth, whether they made efforts to prevent oral diseases.
Like above and effect of the oral health education program for the middle-aged woman from the life-long education facility therefore an oral health education program can produce positive effects for the other family members as well as middle-aged women themselves. Hereupon the oral health education program from life-long education facility will come to be activated, not only middle age for a proper oral health act in who must come to be activated.