| Objective To further improve oral health education work and provide powerful evidence for correlative intervention measures through investigating oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior among freshmen enrolled in 2016 grade at Fuyang preschool education college. Methods Using cluster sampling method, a survey with a self-designed questionnaire concerning oral health knowledge and behavior was conducted among 750 freshmen enrolled in 2016 grade at Fuyang preschool education college. To explore the influencing factors of oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior among freshmen. Results According to the survey, the mean score of knowledge was 6.92 ±1.86, among which girls' score were higher than boys'(P<0.05); the mean score of attitude was 17.78 ±1.92, girls' score were higher than boys' (P<0.05), and the score of students with siblings was higher than that of the only-child (P<0.05); the mean score of behavior was 16.72 ±2.77, with boys' higher than girls' (P<0.05); score of urban students were higher than that of rural students (P<0.05); students with high degree of maternal education scored better in oral health behavior than those with low maternal culture(P<0.05); oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior had correlation (P<0.05). Conclusion The oral health attitude of freshmen is satisfactory, while improvement is still in need regarding oral health knowledge and behavior. Freshmen with different characteristics scored diversely in oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior, so it calls for the establishment of a targeted educational plan for the formation of oral health behavior. |
