Objectives: The purpose of this study was done to identify cervical cancer screening behavior and related factors among married women. Methods: This study's subjects were 225 married women who visited two laying-in women's hospitals located in P city in Korea. Data were collected from April 1, 2006 to April 20, 2006 by using a self-reported questionnaires and analyzed descriptive statistics, x 2 -test and logistic regression analysis using SPSS/WIN 12.0 program. Results: 1) Respondents attitude and the level of knowledge toward the cervical cancer (55.92±6.49, 10.98±4.47 respectively). 2) The screening behavior for the cervical cancer was 86.7% in a group who regularly checked for examination of cervical cancer and 13.3% in a group who occasionally checked for examination of cervical cancer.3) The knowledge degree about the cervical cancer was significantly related to the screening behavior toward the cervical cancer (p=.000). 4) The attitude toward the cervical cancer was significantly related to the screening behavior toward the cervical cancer (p=.006). 5) The screening behavior for the cervical cancer was significantly related to the age (p=.003), the age at marriage (p=.025), average monthly income (p=.020), socioeconomic status (p=.045), acquisition of information about the cervical cancer (p=.000), experience of other cancer examination or medical checkup (p=.005). Conclution: Married women were found to have a higher level of knowledge about the cervical cancer, and their attitude is positive toward the cervical cancer, but they were found to have a lower level of cervical cancer screening behavior.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vegetable-related nutrition education for fourth grade elementary school students in Gyeongnam province. A comparative analysis of nutritional knowledge on vegetables, vegetable preferences, and vegetable intake in school foodservices were assessed between a control group and an experimental group. The control and experimental group contained 62 and 67 students, respectively, and the experimental group received nutritional education in four sessions (40 minutes each session) per week. A self-administered survey was conducted before and after this education, and 122 questionnaires (for 61 members of the experimental group and 61 members of control group) were analyzed. In the experimental group, there was a significant (p<0.001) increase in vegetable-related nutrition knowledge (form 5.02 to 6.10 out of a total score of 9), while there were no significant differences in the control group. Vegetable preference scores also significantly (p<0.001) increased (from 3.44 to 3.85 on the 5-point Likert scale) in experimental group, while there were no significant difference in control group. We also observed a significant (p<0.001) increase in vegetable intake from school foodservices (89.34% to 95.49%) in the experimental group, but there were no significant differences in the control group. In conclusion, a vegetable-related nutrition education for fourth grade elementary school students was effective at improving the nutritional knowledge of vegetables, vegetable preferences, and vegetable intake from school foodservices. Therefore, to encourage the vegetable-related right dietary habits, sustainable, and systematic nutrition education programs should be implemented for elementary students.

Objectives:The purpose of the study was to investigate the influencing factors of oral health behavior and oral health awareness of university students by assessing oral health practice. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 500 university students in Jeonbuk from June 2 to 15, 2014. Except ten incomplete answers, 490 data were analyzed. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, subjective oral health status (8 items), oral health knowledge (18 items), and oral health practice (22 items) by Likert 5 point scale. Results: Oral health behavior had a significant effect on smoking status (=-0.200, p<0.001), oral health knowledge (=-0.235, p<0.001), dietary control practice (=-0.123, p<0.05), and daily toothbrushing frequency (=-0.240, p<0.001). With respect to factors influencing oral health knowledge, significant effect was found in oral health behavior (=0.258, p<0.001), dietary control awareness (=0.208, p<0.001), and dietary control practice (=-0.136, p<0.05). Conclusions: Oral health knowledge of university students is an important factor to cause a change in the behavior of oral health practice. Consequently, oral health education is essential to university students. In order to help improve the oral health, more customized and organized oral health programs will be necessary and it will encourage changes in university students oral health practices.

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