Education intervention with respect to the oral health knowledge, attitude, and behaviors of refugee families: A randomized clinical trial of effectiveness
| Autor: | Ahmed Hameed, Moshtagh R. Farokhi, Murad Alrashdi, Maria Jose Cervantes Mendez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Counseling
medicine.medical_specialty Education intervention Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice knowledge Refugee Motivational interviewing Oral Health Oral health law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans General Dentistry Refugees education 030505 public health Intervention program behavior Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030206 dentistry Original Articles Clinical trial Family medicine attitude Original Article 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Dentistry |
| ISSN: | 1752-7325 |
| Popis: | Objectives The study assessed the effectiveness of an oral health educational and behavioral intervention program in improving the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of refugee families. Methods This randomized 2‐arms, controlled, single site, clinical trial assessed the dental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to oral health at baseline and three times over the course of the 6 months of the intervention in recent refugee families. Participating families were educated on five topics in oral health in two 1‐hour sessions utilizing existing oral health education materials adapted to be linguistically and culturally appropriate for demonstration and instruction. Culturally competent techniques and motivational interviewing styles were also implemented during sessions. Pre/post surveys were used to assess changes to knowledge, attitudes, and behavior among refugee family participants. Results Out of the 66 families enrolled in the program, 52 (72 percent) completed visits over the course of 6 months. Differences between the intervention and control groups were not significant between baseline and 3 to 6 months later (P > 0.05). Conclusions A short‐term, culturally informed oral health educational and behavioral intervention program did not improve oral health‐related knowledge, attitudes, or behaviors in a diverse group of recent refugee families. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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