Importance of Content and Format of Oral Health Instruction to Low-income Mexican Immigrant Parents: A Qualitative Study

• Published in: Pediatric dentistry Vol. 40; no. 1; p. 30
• Main Authors: Chang, Corissa P, Barker, Judith C, Hoeft, Kristin S, Guerra, Claudia, Chung, Lisa H, Burke, Nancy J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2018
• Subjects: California; Child; Child, Preschool; Dental Care for Children - statistics & numerical data; Dental Clinics; Diet; Emigrants and Immigrants - education; Female; Health Education; Health Education, Dental; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Male; Mexican Americans - education; Oral Hygiene; Parents - education; Poverty; Qualitative Research; Role; Teach-Back Communication; United States

This study's purpose was to explore how content and format of children's oral health instruction in the dental clinic is perceived by parents and might affect parents' knowledge and behaviors. Thirty low-income Mexican immigrant parents of children age five years and under were recrui...