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Title

MEASURING ORAL HEALTH LITERACY OF REFUGEES AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH DENTAL CARE UTILIZATION AND ORAL HEALTH SELF-EFFICACY

Organization

Department: Dental Hygiene

University: Idaho State University College: Health Professions Department: Dental Hygiene 25

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City

Pocatello

Coverage

Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Amira M. Elkerdany

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

No

Date Published

9/12/2019

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

The purpose of this cross-sectional, correlational study was to analyze the association between the oral health literacy of refugees and two oral health outcomes: dental care utilization and oral health self-efficacy. The convenience sample consisted of refugees in the greater Los Angeles area attending ESL classes (n=62). A questionnaire using items from the Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD) scale as well as items concerning dental care utilization and oral health selfefficacy was implemented. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used to analyze the results. Statistical analysis revealed associations between oral health literacy and dental care utilization, and little to no associations between oral health literacy and oral health self-efficacy (p=0.0045). The results support providing oral health information that can be easily obtained and understood in order to increase oral health literacy and dental care utilization among refugee populations. Measuring