Evaluation of the effectiveness of oral health education for children in endemic fluorosis areas in Guizhou Province
10.3760/cma.j.cn231583-20221206-00394
- VernacularTitle:贵州省地方性氟中毒病区儿童口腔卫生健康教育效果评价
- Author:
Hongbing YE
1
;
Xuan LI
;
Cuisang WANG
;
Yang LI
;
Hong XIANG
;
Demei ZHOU
;
Yefang ZHANG
;
Shuying WANG
;
Jing GAO
Author Information
1. 贵州省疾病预防控制中心地方病防治研究所，贵阳 550004
- Keywords:
Child;
Oral;
Health education;
Effect evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2023;42(11):929-932
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the oral health knowledge awareness, attitude and behavior of children in endemic fluorosis areas of Guizhou Province, and evaluate the effectiveness of health education, so as to provide a scientific basis for improving oral health.Methods:In September 2020, 6 counties (cities and districts) were selected as survey sites from the historical fluorosis medium and severe areas in Guizhou Province. One township/village primary school was selected from each survey site to carry out health education activities for one school year. A questionnaire survey was conducted among students from grades 1 to 6 to analyze the changes in children's oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior before and after health education and their influencing factors.Results:Before and after health education, the awareness rate of children's oral health knowledge increased from 79.22% (7 744/9 775) to 94.38% (9 169/9 715), the recognition rate of children's importance of oral health increased from 89.26% (3 490/3 910) to 95.88% (3 726/3 886), and the formation rate of children's oral health behavior increased from 62.59% (6 118/9 775) to 80.38% (7 809/9 715), with an increase of 15.16, 6.62 and 17.79 percentage points, respectively, the differences were statistically significant (χ 2 = 975.62, 15.17, 756.29, P < 0.001). The analysis of influencing factors showed that whether to stay, gender, and ethnic characteristics could significantly affect the overall score ( t = - 3.94, - 3.86, - 3.62, P < 0.001). Conclusion:The implementation of oral health education in endemic fluorosis areas in Guizhou Province has significantly improved the health knowledge, attitude and behavior of oral health among children in endemic fluorosis areas.
