Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study
An oral health prevention intervention was conducted with Mexican-American (MA) caregivers, focused on improving their oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy. Five in-person intervention sessions were conducted with caregivers, followed by a 15 min skill-building exercise. A goal-setting...
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doaj-559f337428bf4d1d8918c104f1bec6d62020-11-25T02:04:18ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-09-011618340910.3390/ijerph16183409ijerph16183409Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention StudyNayanjot K Rai0Tamanna Tiwari1School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USASchool of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USAAn oral health prevention intervention was conducted with Mexican-American (MA) caregivers, focused on improving their oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy. Five in-person intervention sessions were conducted with caregivers, followed by a 15 min skill-building exercise. A goal-setting sheet was provided, and two goals were chosen for fulfilment during the three month intervention period. The data on parental oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy were collected pre- and post-intervention using a portion of Basic Factors Research Questionnaire (BRFQ). Paired t-tests were conducted to test significant differences in the means of pre- and post-intervention oral health behavior, knowledge, and self-efficacy scores, and pre- and post-intervention individual item scores. Forty six primary caregivers were enrolled. There were significant differences in the means of pre- and post-intervention oral health knowledge (<i>p</i> = 0.003), oral health behavior (<i>p</i> = 0.0005), and self-efficacy scores (<i>p</i> = 0.001). The individual item mean scores showed that there was a significant increase in the number of times caregivers checked for spots (<i>p</i> = 0.016) and a significant decrease in the consumption of sweet or sugary drinks (<i>p</i> = 0.032) post-intervention. Most of the caregivers believed that cavities were caused by germs in the mouth (<i>p</i> = 0.001), sharing utensils with children was bad for their teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and fluoride toothpaste was best for a child’s teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The intervention resulted in improved caregiver oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/18/3409oral health knowledgeoral health behaviorself-efficacyoral health prevention |
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Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study |
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Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study |
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Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study |
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Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study |
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Oral Health Behavior Change in Mexican-American Caregivers: A Community-Based Intervention Study |
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oral health behavior change in mexican-american caregivers: a community-based intervention study |
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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An oral health prevention intervention was conducted with Mexican-American (MA) caregivers, focused on improving their oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy. Five in-person intervention sessions were conducted with caregivers, followed by a 15 min skill-building exercise. A goal-setting sheet was provided, and two goals were chosen for fulfilment during the three month intervention period. The data on parental oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy were collected pre- and post-intervention using a portion of Basic Factors Research Questionnaire (BRFQ). Paired t-tests were conducted to test significant differences in the means of pre- and post-intervention oral health behavior, knowledge, and self-efficacy scores, and pre- and post-intervention individual item scores. Forty six primary caregivers were enrolled. There were significant differences in the means of pre- and post-intervention oral health knowledge (<i>p</i> = 0.003), oral health behavior (<i>p</i> = 0.0005), and self-efficacy scores (<i>p</i> = 0.001). The individual item mean scores showed that there was a significant increase in the number of times caregivers checked for spots (<i>p</i> = 0.016) and a significant decrease in the consumption of sweet or sugary drinks (<i>p</i> = 0.032) post-intervention. Most of the caregivers believed that cavities were caused by germs in the mouth (<i>p</i> = 0.001), sharing utensils with children was bad for their teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and fluoride toothpaste was best for a child’s teeth (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The intervention resulted in improved caregiver oral health knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy. |
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