Hyun-Sook Kim ¹, Kun-Ok Lim ², Chul-Woo Back ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Dental Hygiene, Gangneung Yeongdong University, Gangwon-do - 25521, Korea
2 Department of Dental Hygiene, Sunmoon University, 31460, Korea
3 Department of International Trade, Ducksung Women’s University, 01369, Korea

Abstract

Objectives: Subjective oral health status is dependent on whether proper education and practice of the education. This study aims to investigate the effect of high school student entering adulthood on the subjective oral health. Methods/ Statistical Analysis: It was investigated by distributing a questionnaire to high school student living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province to research the effect of high school students’ oral health behavior on the subjective oral health. The data was collected from November 15, 2011 to November 28, 2011. The data was analyzed using SPSS software Version 20.0(SPSS20.0 or Windows, SPSS Ins, USA) P-value for the test is less than 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001. Findings: The result of this study shows that gum bleeding presents negative correlation with instruction on tooth brushing (r=-.173) and practice of brushing (r=-.466) suggesting that a group which did not receive instruction and practiced the brushing presents more gum bleeding(p<0.05). Oral health activities which have influence on subjective oral health include the instruction on tooth brushing (B=0.263, t=2.621, p<0.05) and practice of brushing (B=-0.757, t=-6.788, p<0.001) and they presented statistically significant difference and explanatory power of 28.7%. In regards to number of brushing per day, twice a day (48.8%) was presented to be the highest in this study which is different from studies by3 which suggest that three times a day were the highest Improvements: The development of program was required for continuing to proper tooth brushing instruction, and it is considered the ideal oral health preventive behavior to make oral health instruction that could change the perception and attitudes of trainees by causing a practical motive.

Keywords

High School Student, Oral Health Behavior, Practice of the Education, Subjective Oral Health.

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Hyun-Sook Kim ¹, Myoung-Hee Seo ², Eun-Sun So ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing, Kunjang College, Kunsan-si - 608-8, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
2 Department of HIV Counseling, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju-si - 565, Jeollabuk-do,Republic of Korea
3 Department of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju-si - 567, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify factors influencing underweight and overweight based on BMI criteria for analyzing the health status of male and female adolescents from multicultural families. Methods: Using the raw data of the 9th (2013) Korean Youth Health Risk Behavior Online Survey, this study analyzed 708 male and female adolescents from multicultural families including 65 whose father only was born in a foreign country, 584 whose mother only was born in a foreign country and 59 whose parents were not born in Korea. Results: The mean BMI of the male and female adolescents from multicultural families was 20.43۪.19 and 20.42۪.18, respectively. Male students' underweight was more frequent in middle school students than in high school ones (OR=2.31, CI=1.13‐4.72, p=021), and in those living together with mother than in those not (OR=3.05, CI=1.16‐8.05, p=.024). Female students' underweight was more frequent in middle school students than in high school ones (OR=1.91, CI=1.05‐3.47, p=.033), and in those whose economic status was high or middle than in those low (OR=2.78, CI=1.44 5.38, p=.002). Conclusion: In order to guide multicultural family adolescents to be concerned about their underweight and get out of it, it is necessary to provide them and their mothers with health education for changing their nutritional behavior and to support them economically.

Keywords

Body Mass Index, Multiculture, Overweight, Underweight

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