The Study of Oral Hygiene Knowledge, Attitude and Practice for the Primary Schools’ Students in Taichung City

• Main Authors: Wang, Ya-Hui, 王雅蕙
• Other Authors: Lin, Hai-Ching
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07466142734441126740

碩士 === 中臺科技大學 === 文教事業經營研究所 === 101 === The purpose of this study will research on the oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice for the students in the primary schools in Taichung city and the basic variables of the relationship among the above. This study used the questionnaires method, 98.2% questionnaire recovery rate, 859 effective questionnaires. The valid sample subjects, 874 primary school children at Fourth, fifth and sixth grade in Taichung city, districts with a purposive sampling method. And t-test, one-way ANOVA analysis, Pearson’s correlation and multiple regression method was used to analyze the collected data. The results showed that (1) Students’ oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice were positive. (2) The different “graders” had the significant difference in students’ oral hygiene attitude. (3) The different” genders” had the significant difference in students’ oral hygiene attitude and practice. (4) The different “responsible for the work”, “ family ranking” had no difference in students’ oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice. (5) In oral hygiene practice students who lived with parents behavior better than who lived with other relatives. (6) There was a positive correlation among The oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice. (7) The oral hygiene knowledge was predictor for the oral hygiene attitude and practice. The oral hygiene attitude was predictor for the oral hygiene practice. Proper oral hygiene education and intervention are required for the improvement of primary school students’ oral hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice.