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外籍與本籍配偶對嬰幼兒的口腔保健知識與行爲比較－以高雄市三民西區為例
Comparative Research of Infant's Oral Health Knowledge and Behavior by the Foreign and Native Mothers in the Western Section of Sanmin District in Kaohsiung City
摘要
本研究目的在探討外籍與本籍配偶的嬰幼兒口腔保健知識與行為之相關性與影響因素，本研究選擇於九十三年八月一日前現居地在高雄市三民西區之四個月～三歲嬰幼兒及其外籍與本籍母親，為主要研究對象，參與本研究的個案共有156人，包括78位本籍配偶及78位外籍配偶。研究工具是嬰幼兒口腔檢查、及結構式問卷，問卷內容包括人口學基本資料、口腔保健行為、母親之口腔健康保健觀念。 研究結果發現：在4-6個月嬰幼兒口腔清潔習慣，本籍配偶(71.79%)較大陸籍(36.00%)與東南亞籍(58.49%)配偶執行率高。本籍配偶(13.69±2.65)比大陸籍(11.04±2.23)與東南亞籍(7.30±3.99)配偶口腔健康知識得分高，大陸籍配偶比東南亞籍配偶口腔健康知識得分高，統計學上具顯著意義。 經逐步複迴歸節選變項發現，影響口腔健康知識分數之重要因素是國籍為大陸籍、東南亞籍及母親教育程度；在調整了其他變項因素後，本籍配偶及母親教育程度專科大學以上者在口腔健康知識得分比大陸籍、東南亞籍及母親教育程度為小學以下者高。影響執行嬰幼兒的口腔清潔習慣之重經因素是國籍，為大陸籍，母親職業為家管者及口腔健康知識分數大於14分者（滿分為17）。 由於外籍配偶口腔衛生知識行為較低，故提供有效的口腔衛生教育介入措施是有必要的，由於外籍配偶語文溝通、總計能力匱乏時，更需要有其個別的衛教介入方式，建議於産前檢查時開始協助這些婦女增加嬰幼兒口腔衛生知識，並增加對本地語言的教導，提昇照護嬰幼兒口腔衛生能力，以增進嬰幼兒的口腔健康。
並列摘要
The aims of this study were to explore the related factors affecting behavior and knowledge of infant oral health between foreign and native mothers'. The study sample recruited four-month to three-year old infants, and their foreign of local mothers living in the western section of Sanmin District in Kaoshiung City since August 2004. There were 156 participants recruited in the study, which included 78 infants of local mothers and 78 infants of foreign mothers. Every participant completed a structural questionnaire and child oral examination data was collected. The questionnaire contained basic demographic information, oral health behavior, diet habits of these infants, and their mothers' oral health knowledge. There were no apparent differences between the local, mainland Chinese and south-east Asian mothers in the mother's oral health behavior. As for habits of mouth cleaning in 4-6 month-old infants, the local mothers were more efficient than mothers of mainland China and south-east Asia. In addition to the mother's own oral health behavior there was no direct association on the infants' oral cleaning behavior. But in oral health knowledge, the local mothers had the highest scores, followed by the mainland Chinese and south-east Asians. It was found that the mother's nationality (especially the mainland Chinese and south-east Asians) and education level were important factors in the oral health knowledge by multiple regression analysis. And the factors affecting the habits of cleaning the mouth of 4-6 month-old children are the mother's nationality (especially the mainland Chinese), being a housekeeper as her career and an oral health score above 14 in the mother's oral health knowledge. The foreign mothers have poorer oral health knowledge, so it is necessary to provide oral health education intervention for them. Moreover, most foreign mothers have problems in communication and reading Chinese. Providing infant oral health education knowledge one-on-one is more appropriate for them. In order to improve the ability in taking care of the infants' oral health, this study suggests that we can help the foreign mothers to learn more oral health knowledge during the prenatal examination.