기사
청소년의 사회경제적 지위에 따른 구강건강의 차이(Differences in oral health according to socioeconomic status of adolescents: focusing on health behaviors and psychological factors)
- 개인저자
- 임민경
- 수록페이지
- 11-28 p.
- 발행일자
- 2018.03.30
- 출판사
- 韓國保健敎育.健康增進學會
초록
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of oral health level according to the socioeconomic status of adolescents and to analyze the role of oral health behaviors and psychological factors on oral health inequality. Methods: Analysis were based on 61,086 adolescents who responded their parents' education level of Adolescent Health Behavior Online Survey (KYRBS) in 2016. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to test four conditions for the difference of oral health level according to the socioeconomic status when the effects of oral health behaviors and psychological factors were controlled. Results: The results showed that the inequality is present in oral health. After adjusting oral health behaviors and psychological factors, the odds ratio of oral health according to socioeconomic status decreased, but the significant difference in oral health according to socioeconomic status did not change. Conclusions: In order to reduce the oral health inequality among adolescents, the approach strategies focusing on the social environment that affects oral health inequality are important.