宁波市镇海区接受窝沟封闭儿童家长相关知识调查

Knowledge about oral health among parents of schoolchildren receiving pit and fissure sealant in Ningbo city

目的了解宁波市镇海区接受窝沟封闭学龄儿童家长相关知识情况,为儿童口腔健康教育提供依据。方法 2013年6—12月在镇海区抽取9所小学2 014名接受窝沟封闭二年级学生家长进行问卷调查。结果80.8%的儿童日常生活由母亲照顾,13.8%的家长认为孩子口腔健康较差;51.9%和23.7%的儿童每天至少1次吃甜点和喝碳酸饮料,74.8%儿童睡觉前有进食习惯;家长对常识性口腔健康知识的知晓率大于为71.0%,但仅48.5%的家长对窝沟封闭的作用了解;32.8%、25.0%、28.6%的儿童分别从3、4和5岁开始刷牙,每天刷≥2次的仅占20.3%;52.5%的家长从电视/广播中获得口腔健康知识,其更愿从口腔医护人员(62.1%)等途径获取。结论接受窝沟封闭儿童的口腔健康状况不乐观,通过口腔医务人员等途径,对母亲进一步加强口腔健康知识教育、儿童饮食习惯培养及免费窝沟封闭项目实施,可进一步提高儿童口腔健康水平。

Objective To examine oral health related knowledge among parents of primary schoolchildren in Zhen- hai district of Ningbo city and to provide evidences for conducting oral health education in the chilren. Methods A sell administered questionnaire survey was carried out among 2 014 parents and other caregivers of second-grade primary schoolchildren receiving pit and fissure sealant randomly selected from 9 schools from June to December,2013 in Ningbo city. Results Of all the schoolchildren selected,80. 8 % were mainly under the daily care of their mothers. For the par- ents surveyed, 13.8% reported poor oral health status of their children. Based on the reporting of their parents,51.9% of the children took desserts at least once a day;23.7% drank cola and other carbonated drinks every day;74. 8 % took desserts or sweet drinks before going to bed;86. 4% had teeth brushing at the ages of 3 to 5 years;and only 20. 3% had teeth brushing twice a day. Of the parents surveyed,71.0 % had basic oral health knowledge, but only 48. 5 % knew that pit and fissure sealant could prevent caries ;52. 5 % acquied oral health knowledge through broadcasting or television ;62. 1% preferred to access knowledge from dentists. Conclusion The oral health status of schoolchildren receiving pit and fissure sealant is not good and education on oral health related behaviors and oral disease treatment should be promoted among both the schoolchildren and their parents to improve oral health in the children.