한국 청소년의 개인위생습관 관련요인

Abstract

Objectives: This study was performed to identify the associated factors of personal hygiene behaviors including handwashing and toothbrushing among Korea adolescents. Methods: The study subjects were 72,060 middle and high school students who participated in 2014 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS). Handwashing was defined as almost always washing hands with soap before eating, after toileting and after going out in school and home. And toothbrushing was defined as brushing teeth three or more times day and after lunch. The used statistical analysis were chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The proportions of Korean adolescent reporting optimal hand washing and toothbrushing were 32.3% and 32.0%, respectively. The related factors of handwashing were male gender, lower school year, lower school record, higher economic students, not living with their parents, healthy behaviors including non-smoking, non-drinking and physical activity, psychological distress, good self-rated health and receiving health education. And the associated factors with toothbrushing were female gender, higher school year, good school record, higher economic state, living in town area, living with their parents, healthy behaviors including non-smoking, physical activity and normal body weight and receiving health education. Conclusions: This study was shown that personal hygiene behaviors were suboptimal in Korean adolescents and different factors were associated with handwashing and toothbrushing. Strategies and programmes to improve personal hygiene behaviors by considering these factors must be prepared and further researches will be needed.