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Factors affecting usage of toothpaste in infants and preschoolers

영유아의 세치제 사용에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Choi, Min-Ji (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Park, Ji-Young (Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lim, Mi-Young (Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shuai, Jianfei (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Heo, Jung (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Jung, Da-Young (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Ryu, Hyeon-Su (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Oh, Na-Rae (Department of Dental Hygiene, Youngnam Foreign Language College) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Shin (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Yang, Won-Ho (Department of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Daegu)
  • 최민지 (대구가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 박지영 (서울대학교 보건환경연구소) ;
  • 임미영 (서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 솨이지엔페이 (대구가톨릭대학교 대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 허정 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과) ;
  • 정다영 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과) ;
  • 류현수 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과) ;
  • 오나래 (영남외국어대학 치위생과) ;
  • 김순신 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과) ;
  • 양원호 (대구가톨릭대학교 산업보건학과)
  • Received : 2016.09.30
  • Accepted : 2017.02.01
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to suggest the necessity of education about toothpaste usage to infants, preschoolers, and their parents. Also, another purpose is to provide basic data that is necessary for oral health education about accurate cognition and usage of toothpaste. Methods: From October to December 2015, we conducted a survey on parents of 0~4 years old infants and preschoolers about toothpaste usage based on the data of a questionnaire with a total of 505 subjects. The survey questions were composed of general characteristics of infants, preschoolers and their parents, and toothpaste usage. Results: Usage frequency of toothpaste for infants and preschoolers increased with age (p<0.001), and infants and preschoolers in homes with monthly income under 4 million won showed high frequency of toothpaste usage (p<0.001). Toothpaste mouth rinsing of infants and preschoolers increased with age (p<0.001), while on the other hand, toothpaste swallowing decreased (p<0.001). Conclusions: In this study, it was shown that the factors that effect toothpaste usage in infants and preschoolers were age and average monthly income of the family. This suggests the necessity of oral health education to parents about usage of toothpaste in infants and preschoolers.

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