Dental problems and Familismo: social network discussion of oral health issues among adults of Mexican origin living in the Midwest United States

• Published in: Community dental health Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 303
• Main Authors: Maupome, G, McConnell, W R, Perry, B L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Interviews as Topic; Male; Mexican Americans; Midwestern United States; Oral Health; Social Support; Surveys and Questionnaires; dental health; Mexican immigrants; social network analysis; collectivism; Mexican-American; familismo; network science

To examine the influence of collectivist orientation (often called familismo when applied to the Latino sub-group in the United States) in oral health discussion networks. Through respondent-driven sampling and face-to-face interviews, we identified respondents' (egos) personal social network m...