A storytelling intervention reduces childhood caries risk behaviors among American Indian and Alaska Native mothers in Northern California.

Autor:	Heaton, Brenda, Crawford, Andrew J., Wimsatt, Maureen A., Henshaw, Michelle, Riedy, Christine A., Barker, Judith C., Garcia, Raul I.
Předmět:	ALASKA Natives AT-risk behavior CHILDREN HEALTH behavior PREGNANT women DENTAL caries NATIVE Americans MOTHERS RESEARCH funding
Zdroj:	Journal of Public Health Dentistry; Fall2019, Vol. 79 Issue 3, p183-187, 5p
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To evaluate a storytelling intervention targeting the oral health beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors of AIAN pregnant women and mothers.Methods: Fifty-three adult AIAN women from three tribal communities in Northern California participated. The intervention story delivered oral health messaging using a traditional storytelling format. The effect of the intervention on self-reported oral health behaviors, dental knowledge, and beliefs was assessed using a pretest-posttest design, with an additional six-month follow-up. Tests of repeated measures using Generalized Linear Models were conducted to assess changes in oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors.Results: Knowledge and beliefs significantly increased as a result of the intervention and persisted after six months. A consistent, significant increase in positive oral health behaviors from baseline to six-months was also observed.Conclusions: The results of this intervention study suggest promise for traditional storytelling to increase oral health-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among self-identified AIAN pregnant women and mothers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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