我国部分乡镇地区学龄儿童口腔科就医行为调查

A Study on Dental Treatment Among School Age Children in Rural Areas of China

目的了解我国乡镇地区学龄儿童口腔科就医行为及相关因素，从而有针对性地开展乡镇地区学龄儿童的口腔健康宣教工作。方法采用整群随机抽样方法，抽取辽宁省、广西省、甘肃省、湖南省部分乡镇小学一年级儿童进行口腔健康问卷调查，问卷内容参照第三次全国口腔健康流行病学调查内容设计。结果有效样本量7，691人，应答率96．14％。我国乡镇地区口腔科就医行为有所增加，主要以治疗为目的，定期检查比率低。二元线性回归分析结果显示儿童全身及口腔健康状况、是否有牙疼与口腔就医行为相关。结论需强化乡镇地区学龄儿童三级预防观念。

Objective To investigate dental treatment behavior among rural areas of China to provide information on oral health promotion. Methods A cluster sampling method was applied. Grade one primary school children in Liaoning, Guangxi, Gansu, Hunan province were randomly selected to complete a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed according to the one used in third Chinese National Oral Health Survey. Results Totally, 7,691 questionnaire was collected and the response rate was 96.14%. There is an improvement on oral treatment in rural areas of China in comparison with previous researches. Most school age children go to see a dentist for toothache rather than for regular check. Binary Logistic Regression shows general and oral health condition as well as toothache related with going to see a dentist. Conclusion More effort is needed to strengthen oral primary, secondary, tertiary prevention among school age children in rural areas of China.