Bhayat A, Yengopal V, Rudolph M J, Naidoo U, Vayej A
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2008 Feb;6(1):8-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2007.00282.x.
Compulsory Community Service (CCS) was introduced into the health service by the government to address the shortage and maldistribution of health professionals within the public sector. The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions of oral hygiene (OH) students, registered in 2004 at the five dental universities regarding the introduction of a 1-year-long CCS.
To determine: (a) the students' socio-demographic profile and (b) their attitudes towards CCS.
A self-administered questionnaire was hand delivered to all OH students who were registered during 2004 at the respective dental universities.
The study yielded a response rate of 70% (109) with the average age of participants being 21.4 years. Most students were female (94%) and more than half were White (52%). More than half (53%) did not want to perform CCS even though 75% acknowledged its' importance. The most common concern for not supporting CCS was security (89%). Ninety per cent (90%) indicated that their preferred tasks would be to engage in clinical work and oral health promotion.
Although the majority of participants supported the principles of CCS, a significant number were against the introduction citing security as their main concern. Most of the students preferred to perform clinical work and preventive programmes during their CCS.
政府将义务社区服务（CCS）引入医疗服务体系，以解决公共部门卫生专业人员短缺和分布不均的问题。本研究的目的是评估2004年在五所牙科大学注册的口腔卫生（OH）专业学生对引入为期一年的义务社区服务的看法。
确定：（a）学生的社会人口统计学特征；（b）他们对义务社区服务的态度。
向2004年在各牙科大学注册的所有口腔卫生专业学生发放一份自填式问卷。
该研究的回复率为70%（109人），参与者的平均年龄为21.4岁。大多数学生为女性（94%），超过一半为白人（52%）。超过一半（53%）的学生不想参加义务社区服务，尽管75%的学生承认其重要性。不支持义务社区服务最常见的担忧是安全问题（89%）。90%的学生表示他们更喜欢的任务是从事临床工作和促进口腔健康。
尽管大多数参与者支持义务社区服务的原则，但仍有相当数量的人反对引入，主要担忧是安全问题。大多数学生希望在义务社区服务期间从事临床工作和预防项目。
