함평군 수돗물불소농도조정사업 인지도 조사

Abstract

The water fluoridation has been expanded in order for the central or local governments to obtain a great preventive effect on dental caries in the light of protecting people's health right. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the expansion and development of water fluoridation in the future and provide community residents with continuous education and introduction materials about its effects and objectives. To achieve this purpose, this study compared Hampyeong-eup's water fluoridation in 2002(before water fluoridation) and 2005(three years after) and analyzed parents' recognition. The following results are obtained. 1. For the drink rate by drinking water, 59.0% and 36.4% of parents responded unpurified public water supplies for home before and three years after water fluoridation respectively. 2. For recognition of water fluoridation in Hampyeong-eup, 61% of parents stated "yes" before water fluoridation, while 36.4% after three years. 3. For recognition methods for water fluoridation, 59.0% of parents stated “mass media" before water fluoridation, while 20.3% after three years. 4. Three years after water fluoridation, 64.2% of parents supported it. 5. For purpose recognition of water fluoridation, 62.5% and 61.3% responded “prevention of dental caries" before and three years after fluoridation respectively. 6. Reliability of dental health practitioners' opinions about its safety was 63.0% after three years. 7. For reduction of dental caries three years after water fluoridation, 69.8% of parents responded "no idea". 8. For the need of continuous assessment of water fluoridation, 78.1% and 83.2% stated "yes" before and three years after water fluoridation respectively.