전라북도 일부지역 성인의 구강건강문해력 및 관련 요인에 대한 연구: II. 기능적 구강건강문해력

• Published in: 대한구강보건학회지, 37(2) pp. 81 - 88
• Main Authors: 주현정, 오효원, 이흥수
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한예방치과·구강보건학회 01.06.2013
• Subjects: 치의학
• ISSN: 1225-388X; 2093-7784
• DOI: 10.11149/jkaoh.2013.37.2.81

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the functional oral health literacy and its influencing factors among adults. Methods: The subjects were 760 adults living in the cities of Iksan and Jeonju. A survey was conducted among 18-59-year-olds. Adults who were 60 years of age or older were also selected by convenience sampling and interviewed. Results: In total, 36 percent of the adults tested on functional oral health literacy scored a seven or less on our survey, indicating that their functional oral health literacy was inadequate. Functional oral health literacy was related to age, educational level (especially, low levels of math) and family income. Conclusions: Many adults have poor functional oral health literacy. Therefore, improvement programs for oral health literacy for adults need to be developed, taking into account their social characteristics. KCI Citation Count: 11