Long‐term effects of a lay health advisor intervention on immigrant children’s dental caries and maternal preventive behaviour: A randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 280 - 291
• Main Authors: Lin, Yi‐Ching, Lin, Ying‐Chun, Chen, Jen‐Hao, Lin, Pi‐Li, Chen, Ted, Huang, Hsiao‐Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Advisors; Children; Children & youth; Dental caries; Immigrants; lay health advisor; Maternal behavior; Mothers; oral hygiene; preventive behaviour; Teeth; Toothbrushing

Objectives An oral health disparity exists between native and immigrant children in Taiwan. This study evaluated the long‐term effectiveness of a lay health advisor (LHA) intervention on immigrant children's dental caries and maternal preventive behaviours. Methods Fifty‐one immigrant mother‐ch...