A study on the current status of oral health knowledge,attitude and practice of plateau military person-nels and the improvement strategies
10.3969/j.issn.1001-3733.2025.01.010
- VernacularTitle:高原官兵口腔健康知信行现状及提升策略研究
- Author:
Lei YU
1
;
Lina NIU
;
Hui LIU
;
Kai JIAO
;
Rongchen XU
;
Yaping TANG
;
Xiaoqian FENG
;
Rui LIU
Author Information
1. 400042 重庆,陆军军医大学大坪医院口腔科
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Oral health;
KAP;
Plateau;
Prevalence survey;
Improvement strategies
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
2025;41(1):66-71
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the current state of oral health knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)of plateau military personnels and to analyze the disease condition,aiming to explore new strategies for enhancing oral health.Methods:A question-naire was developed to survey 500 individuals at high altitudes(≥3 000 m)and 500 at low altitudes(≤1 000 m)regarding their oral health KAP,with 100 subjects randomly selected from each group for oral examinations.Logistic regression analysis was ap-plied to examine the correlation between KAP and disease status.Based on these findings,a survey of the oral health needs of mili-tary personnels was conducted in conjunction with their KAP.And an innovative training system,"Perception-Comprehension-Inte-gration"(PCI),was established to improve the competencies of primary healthcare providers,with its effectiveness being evaluated.Results:The high altitude group had significantly lower rates of overall oral health awareness(53.61％),positive attitude(55.00％)and positive practice(40.29％)compared with the low altitude group(P＜0.05);the incidence in high altitude group experiencing dental caries(73％),wedge-shaped defects(34％),pericoronitis(16％),gingival bleeding(74％),dental calculus(81％)and cheilitis(37％)were significantly higher than those in the low altitude group(P＜0.05).There was a significant nega-tive correlation between KAP scores and disease prevalence.The subjects in both groups showed a substantial demand(exceeding 70％)for oral health.The innovative PCI training system has markedly strengthened the health personnel's compre-hensive preventive and health care capabilities.Conclu-sion:The oral health status of plateau military personnels is in dire need of enhancement.And the PCI training sys-tem is poised to serve as a novel approach to tackling this critical concern.
