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Direct linkCorchuelo-Ojeda, Jairo; González Pérez, Guillermo Julián; Casas-Arcila, Alejandro – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Background: Health perception is a subjective predictor of long-term morbidity and mortality. Few studies address the perception that pregnant women have of their oral health. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between socioeconomic factors and self-assessment of oral health in pregnant women from Cali,…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Self Concept, Dental Health, Females
Sachdev, Prageet K.; Freeland-Graves, Jeanne; Ranjit, Nalini; Babaei, Mahsa – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Dental caries is a chronic oral condition that disproportionately affects low-income women. The aim of this research was to investigate relationships between dental nutrition knowledge, socioecological factors, and prevalence of dental caries in low-income women. This quantitative cross-sectional study involved 220 women who were recruited from…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Knowledge Level, Low Income Groups, Females
Download full textWaheed, Zarina; Saeed, Munazza; Jameel, Rafey Ahmad – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2017
The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent of awareness and practices of oral hygiene among undergraduate female students in a residential college of a university at Malaysia and to assess the need for awareness programs about oral hygiene. The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Hundred undergraduate female Malay…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Undergraduate Students, Dental Health
Rustvold, Susan Romano – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A self-perpetuating cycle of poor health literacy and poor oral health knowledge and behavior affects approximately 90 million people in the United States, most especially those from low-income groups and other at-risk populations such as those with addiction. Poor oral health can result from lack of access to regular preventive dental…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Health Behavior, At Risk Persons, Anxiety
Macnab, Andrew J.; Stewart, Donald; Gagnon, Faith A. – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the rationale for and potential of World Health Organization (WHO) health promoting schools (HPS) in Africa. Design/Methodology/Approach: Overview of the related literature and presentations at the 2011 Stellenbosch international colloquium on HPS relating to sub-Saharan Africa. Findings: Schools…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Hygiene, Nutrition, Disabilities
Munoz, Eric; And Others – 1988
The health conditions and health status of Hispanic Americans will assume increased importance as their population increases. The goal of this book of charts is to present data from the Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) on Puerto Ricans. The Puerto Rican HHANES sampling procedure is a multi-stage probability sample of…
Descriptors: Contraception, Dental Health, Diseases, Females
