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The Efficacy of an Oral Health Educational Program on Knowledge in Caregivers
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- Title: The Efficacy of an Oral Health Educational Program on Knowledge in Caregivers
- Author(s): Audrey P. Miller, Michelle Kameka, Chanadra Young-Whiting
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Health, Wellness & Society
- Journal Title: The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society
- Keywords: Oral Health, Children, Caregivers, Head Start, Educational Program
- Volume: 3
- Issue: 4
- Date: September 06, 2014
- ISSN: 2156-8960 (Print)
- ISSN: 2156-9053 (Online)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2156-8960/CGP/v03i04/41017
- Citation: Miller, Audrey P., Michelle Kameka, and Chanadra Young-Whiting. 2014. "The Efficacy of an Oral Health Educational Program on Knowledge in Caregivers." The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society 3 (4): 67-77. doi:10.18848/2156-8960/CGP/v03i04/41017.
- Extent: 11 pages
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an oral health educational intervention on knowledge and behavior-specific cognitions and affect in caregivers of children. This was a descriptive study with a convenience sample of 400 Head Start caregivers, from seven sites in Miami-Dade County, who attended one of 18 oral health educational programs. The educational program was found to have a significant effect on caregivers’ knowledge and intent to provide oral health care to their children. Therefore, educational programs can have a positive impact on caregivers to promote preventive oral health care and decrease oral disease.
