Swedish dental journal
Volume 13, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 255-260

Dental health knowledge in a group of Latin American refugees in Sweden. (Article)

Groisman M.* , Bratthall G.T. , Harari S.G. , Tapia J.A.
  • a Department of Periodontology, University of Lund, School of Dentistry, Malmö, Sweden.
  • b Department of Periodontology, University of Lund, School of Dentistry, Malmö, Sweden.
  • c Department of Periodontology, University of Lund, School of Dentistry, Malmö, Sweden.
  • d Department of Periodontology, University of Lund, School of Dentistry, Malmö, Sweden.

Abstract

Sixty-nine Latin American refugees with a mean age of 31 years participated in this study. The knowledge about dental health before and after reading a self-instructional manual in Spanish was tested by questionnaires. The test persons were also interviewed about their dietary habits. The results showed an improvement of 30% of right answers after reading the manual and that a frequent sugar consumption was common. This indicates that a self-instructional manual can be of value in oral health prevention in a similar group of non-resident immigrants.

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Index Keywords

South and Central America refugee Latin America methodology human Refugees feeding behavior ethnology Health Education, Dental book Sweden male female Programmed Instruction Manuals Article Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult health education Food Habits Chile carbohydrate diet Dietary Carbohydrates Middle Age
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ISSN: 03479994
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English