北京市西城区学生家长口腔健康知识、观念及行为调查

A survey of oral health knowledge of schoolchildrens′ parents in Beijing,China

目的调查北京市西城区学生家长口腔健康知识、观念及行为的现状。方法2004年4月在北京市西城区7所中学中抽取初二年级559名学生家长进行问卷调查。结果学生家长口腔健康知识调查显示被调查家长对正确的刷牙手法、刷牙部位、刷牙作用的知晓率基本都在80%以上,认可饭后刷牙的家长也有78.5%,对于较专业的一些知识,如牙菌斑、牙线、牙石的知晓率也在60%左右。学生家长口腔健康观念调查显示对于龋齿的预防措施家长还不十分了解,如窝沟封闭是预防儿童磨牙龋齿最佳方法的知晓率只有41.9%,虽然有85.2%的家长认可使用含氟牙膏,但认为氟化物有预防龋齿作用的仅31.4%。家长口腔健康行为调查显示被调查家长与刷牙有关的行为,如刷牙频率、刷牙方式、刷牙部位,其正确率基本在80%左右,而刷牙达三分钟的不到50%,饭后刷牙的有26.2%。仅有18.5%被调查家长能定期进行口腔检查,经常使用牙线和定期的口腔洁治仅在6%左右。结论学生家长的口腔健康知识和行为之间还有一定差距,学生家长的口腔健康行为还有待提高。

Objective To perform a survey of oral health knowledge of middle school students＇ parents. Methods A total of 559 second-grade middle school students were randomly selected in April 2004. Their parents were asked to fulfill the questionnaires. Results More than 80% of parents knew the correct tooth-brushing methods, while 78.5% of parents recognized that people should brush their teeth after having main meals. About 60% of parents understood professional terms, such as plaque, dental floss, calculus. However, the parents knew little about how to prevent dental caries. Only 41.9% of parents knew that fissure sealing is the best way to prevent dental caries for children. Although 82. 5% of parents recognized fluoride toothpaste, 31.4% believed that fluoride supplements could prevent dental caries. Nearly 80% of participants brushed their teeth twice or more every day （79.6%） and did it in an up-and -down manner （78.7%）. More than 80% of parents brushed teeth both inside and outside （83.8%）. However, less than half of them brushed teeth for up to three minutes （47.2%）, and about 18.5% regularly visited dentist for check-ups. Only 6.1% of parents used dental floss, 25.7% had their teeth cleaned regularly. More than one third （34. 2% ） used toothpick. Conclusion The results of this study indicate that most parents has the common knowledge on dental health, but their oral health practice needs to be improved.