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This study, to provide basic data for halitosis management planning, conducted a self-administered survey of some adult males and females of 440 people who visited the generic laboratory of dental hygiene department and, which consists of several questions such as self-awareness on halitosis, subjective health status, oral health status, and oral health behavior. 1. After a careful examination on subjective oral health status and self-awareness for halitosis among male subjects, the result is same as the following statement; in case of those who have xerostomia, most of them do not have halitosis indicating 88.1%, while 11.9% of them have halitosis(p<0.05); among those who have periodontal disease, most of them have halitosis indicating 84.2%, while 15.8% of them don’t have it (p<0.01); in case of subjects who have tooth mobility, most of them have halitosis indicating 82.5%, while 17.5% of them don’t have it (p<0.01); those who feel uncomfortable on mastication almost have halitosis indicating 82.6%, while 17.4% of them do not. So, it is revealed that there are meaningful differences in self-awareness for halitosis according to inconvenience of mastication (p<0.05). 2. Following is the result of female subjects; those who have bad oral status mostly have halitosis indicating 82.7%, while 17.3% have no halitosis (p<0.05) ; in case of xerostomia, those who have halitosis is 75.3%, while 24.7% of them do not have (p<0.05); among those who have periodontal disease, most of them have halitosis indicating 83.3%, while 16.7% of them don’t have (p<0.01); and in case of those who have ulorrhagia, 74.6% of them have halitosis while 25.4% do not. So, it is revealed that there are meaningful differences in self-awareness for halitosis according to ulorrhagia (p<0.05). 3. After an examination on oral health status and self-awareness for halitosis among male subjects, the percentage of having halitosis among those who do not brush tongue is 70%, while 30.3% of the subjects do not have halitosis. It is revealed that there are meaningful differences in self-awareness for halitosis according to tongue brushing. 4. After conducting logistic regression analysis over factors influencing on halitosis among male subjects, we have found these; in case of good oral hygienics, the probability affecting halitosis is 0.172, which appears 0.828 times lower; in case of not having periodontal disease, the probability affecting halitosis is 0.423, which appears 0.577 times lower; and in case of not doing tongue brushing, the probability affecting halitosis is 2.432, which appears 1.432 times higher (p<0.05). 5. After conducting logistic regression analysis over factors influencing on halitosis among female subjects, we have found these; in case of good oral hygienics, the probability affecting halitosis is 0.373, which appears 0.627 times lower and in case of having general xerostomia, the probability affecting halitosis is 2.263, which appears 1.263 times higher(p<0.05). To make conclusion with above results, males are generally affected by oral hygienic status, periodontal disease, and whether tongue brushing is done or not, and females affected by several factors such as oral health, xerostomia, oral health status, dental disease, oral health behavior and their complex influence, so the factors affecting halitosis vary from gender. Thus, it is regarded to make plan for halitosis prevention and effective halitosis management with a precise analysis on individual reasons for causing halitosis according to gender.