김해시 수돗물불소농도조정사업 확대 시행에 대한 시민들의 인식과 찬성에 미치는 요인

• Published in: 保健敎育健康增進學會誌 Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 113 - 121
• Main Authors: 이정화(Jung-Hwa Lee), 김만경(Man-Kyong Kim), 김민지(Min-Ji Kim), 김진삼(Jin-Sam Kim), 김진범(Jin-Bom Kim)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국보건교육건강증진학회 2010
• Subjects: 예방의학; Dental caries prevention; Perception; Water fluoridation program; Fluoride; Approval
• ISSN: 1229-4128; 2635-5302

Objectives: The study sought to identify the perception of schoolchildren's parents concerning an approval on the expansion implementation of community water fluoridation program in Gimhae, Korea. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to schoolchildren's parents in Gimhae in 2008. Responses were collected from 1,703 parents. The standard questionnaire of Ministry of Health and Welfare was used and items were socioeconomic variables, water used for drinking and cooking, awareness on the fluoridation program and approval on the expansion implementation of fluoridation program at the region of Myeongdong water plant. Significance was analyzed by chi-square test and multiple logistic analysis. Results: Of parents, 1.9% used plain tap water and 39.8% used boiled tap water for drinking and 50.0% used tap water for cooking. 58.0% of parents were aware of fluoridation program with 27.1% being aware of the implementation of the program in Gimhae. 74.5% approved the expansion implementation of the program to the region of Myeong-dong water plant. Significant variables associated to approving the expansion implementation of program were age, gender, residence period in Gimhae, occupation and awareness of the program. Conclusion: The expansion implementation of fluoridation program in Gimhae is desirable for caries prevention because of the majority of schoolchildren's parents' approval.