深圳市3～4岁儿童母亲口腔保健知识态度行为的调查

目的：了解深圳市3~4岁儿童母亲的口腔保健知识、态度及行为，便于针对性地进行口腔健康教育，提高儿童口腔保健水平。方法采用整群抽样的方法，对7所幼儿园3~4岁儿童的母亲332人进行问卷调查，对所有有效问卷进行统计学整理及分析。结果口腔保健知识问题的回答正确率从28.10%到64.16%不等，在口腔保健态度与行为方面，约84.04%的母亲赞成“乳牙龋不痛就没必要去医院”；约78.01%的母亲赞成定期检查口腔，但能够做到全家或自己主动定期检查的比率仅为11.75%。结论深圳市儿童母亲口腔保健知识贫乏，口腔保健态度、行为方面存在不足，需加大深圳市口腔健康宣教工作力度，以提高儿童口腔保健水平。

Investigation on the oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior among mothers of 3-4-year-old children in Shenzhen

Objective To know the oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior among mothers of 3-4-year-old children in Shenzhen for providing targeted oral health education on mothers so as to improve the children’s oral health. Methods The questionnaire survey was conducted among 332 mothers of 3-4-year-old children from 7 kindergartens by cluster sampling method, and all the valid questionnaires were processed and analyzed statistically. Results The correct answer rates of the questions on oral health knowledge were from 28.10% to 64.16%. On the oral health attitudes and behavior, about 84.04% of the mothers surveyed thought it was right that caries of deciduous teeth should not be treated before it caused pain; about 78.01% approved that oral health should be checked periodically, but only 11.75% could do it positively with their family and their own. Conclusion The children’s mothers in Shenzhen appeared relatively thin in the oral health knowledge and poor in the oral health attitudes and behavior. Oral health information and education in Shenzhen should be enhanced so as to improve the children’s oral health.