Community Dental Health

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Cover Date:
March 2016
Print ISSN:
0265 539X
Vol:
33
Issue:
1

Identification of barriers and beliefs influencing engagement by adult and teen Mexican-Americans in oral health behaviors

Identification of barriers and beliefs influencing engagement by adult and teen Mexican-Americans in oral health behaviors

Objective: To identify barriers and beliefs influencing oral health and dental care-seeking among Mexican-Americans. Research Design: Interviews and Likert-scale survey questions were utilized to explore urgent and preventive dental care-seeking, oral hygiene habits and lifestyle practices. Thirty-three interviews were conducted with 16 adults (ages 33-52), and 17 adolescents (ages 14-19).

Key words: Mexican-American, oral health, health services needs and demand, dental care, oral hygiene, toothbrushing, adolescent, USA

doi:10.1922/CDH_3672Aguirre-Zero04

Article Price
£15.00
Institution Article Price
£
Page Start
44
Page End
47
Authors
O. Aguirre-Zero, C. Westerhold, R. Goldsworth, G. Maupome

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