Covariates of tooth-brushing frequency in low-income African Americans from grades 5 to 8
| Autor: | A, Koerber, S, Graumlich, I C, Punwani, M L, Berbaum, J L, Burns, S R, Levy, J M, Cowell, B R, Flay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Chicago
Male Parents Toothbrushing Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Health Behavior Urban Health Peer Group Self Concept Self Efficacy Suburban Health Article Black or African American Risk-Taking Social Desirability Health Education Dental Humans Female Longitudinal Studies Child Attitude to Health Poverty Internal-External Control Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric dentistry. 28(6) |
| ISSN: | 0164-1263 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine tooth-brushing frequency in 575 urban and nearby suburban African American children as part of a comprehensive risk-reduction study for students at high risk for violence, drugs, school delinquency, and unsafe sexual behaviors to determine which covariates predicted tooth-brushing frequency.Students were surveyed 5 times, from the beginning of grade 5 and the end of each year through grade 8, and parents were surveyed at the beginning of grade 5. Peer influence, importance of being liked, self-esteem, attitudes towards tooth-brushing, oral health knowledge, self-efficacy, parental attitudes, and other covariates were examined for the ability to predict self-reporting of tooth-brushing frequency.In the fifth grade, peer influence, the importance of being liked, and physical self-esteem were the significant predictors, and peer influence continued to predict tooth-brushing in the eighth grade. Oral health knowledge and parental influence were not significant.Peer influence is an important factor in tooth-brushing behavior in metropolitan African American preadolescent children. |
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