目的：本研究旨在探討中部地區幼兒園幼兒口腔衛 生保健行為之現況，以及不同背景變項之幼兒在口腔衛 生保健行為的差異性。 方法：採用問卷調查方式進行探究，以自編「中部 地區幼兒口腔衛生保健行為之調查問卷」為研究工具， 採分層隨機抽樣方式抽取中部地區1,116位立案公私立幼 兒園之4-6歲幼兒，回收樣本數為944人，有效樣本數為 838人。研究中以描述性統計、獨立 t 考驗及單因子變 異數分析等統計方法進行分析。 結果：一、中部地區幼兒在口腔衛生保健行為的現 況調查共包含三個層面，其中「口腔健康保健行為」最 佳，其次依序為「口腔清潔習慣」及「飲食習慣」，除 了飲食習慣，屬於尚可程度外，其他兩個層面及口腔衛 生保健行為的整體表現都呈現正向、中等偏上的程度。 二、幼兒之背景變項不同，其在口腔衛生保健行為三層 面及總量表之差異情形，歸納如下：（一）幼兒「飲食 習慣」會因「乳齒齲齒指數」之不同，而有顯著差異。 （二）幼兒「口腔清潔習慣」及「口腔健康保健行為」 會因「居住地」之不同，而有顯著差異。（三）口腔衛 生保健行為總量表會因幼兒「居住地」及「家中排行」 之不同，而有顯著差異。 結論：依據本研究結果，提出相關建議以供幼兒主 要照顧者、幼兒園、衛生福利部與教育相關單位參考。

Aims: In this study, not only the oral hygiene care behavior of the kindergarten children but also the variation of the of the oral hygiene care behavior resulting from different background in central area of Taiwan are investigated. Methods: The research is made by stratified random sampling and 1,116 kindergarten children from 4 to 6 years old a set of questionnaires, “a survey of the oral hygiene care behavior of the kindergarten children of the central area of Taiwan”. There are 838 effective sampling from the 944 retrieved sampling. Data were analyzed using methods including descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Results: Among all the dimensions, the dimension of oral health care behavior was the highest level of oral health care behavior. It was followed by oral cleaning habit and diet habit. Except that diet habit is normal level, the whole exhibits of the oral health care behavior and oral cleaning are positive and above normal level. The variations of the three aspects of the oral hygiene care behavior and quantity table under the different background of the child are described as follows: (1) There is quite obvious difference in diet habit because of the decayed, extraction, filled tooth index (deft index). (2) There is quite obvious difference in oral cleaning habit and oral health care behavior because of the different residence. (3) There is quite obvious difference in oral hygiene care behavior quantity table by reason of the different residence and rank in the family. Conclusions: According to the research results, the relative suggestions are proposed to the main caregiver, kindergarten, the Ministry of Health Welfare, and educational organization.