Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 20, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 658-667

Psychosocial Determinants of Adherence to Preventive Dental Attendance for Preschool Children Among Filipino Immigrants in Edmonton, Alberta (Article)

Badri P. , Wolfe R. , Farmer A. , Amin M.*
  • a School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 5-513 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada
  • b School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • c Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science & Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • d School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 5-513 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada

Abstract

Barriers to accessing oral healthcare are public health concerns faced by minorities and immigrants due to socioeconomic marginalization. Therefore, we explored how immigrant parents in Alberta-Edmonton’s Filipino community experience adherence to preventive dental attendance (PDA) for their preschool children and the psychosocial factors influencing parental adherence. Methods: We employed a qualitative focused ethnography design. Data were collected through interviews and focus groups. Audiotapes of sessions were transcribed verbatim and concurrent thematic data analysis was performed. Results: Stressors, resources, paradox and structural barriers comprised emergent psychosocial themes. Upon arriving in Canada, most Filipino parents held low-priority attitudes and perceptions toward PDA. After migration, however, they embraced new knowledge about the importance of PDA for their children. Discussion: Filipino parents were open to the Western model of preventive oral healthcare, with the duration of their time in Canada playing a key role in promoting regular dental visits for their children. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Preschool children Dental attendance Filipino parents

Index Keywords

information processing human preventive dentistry Dental Care for Children ethnology dental procedure qualitative research interview Humans migrant psychology Interviews as Topic male Emigrants and Immigrants preschool child female Alberta Child, Preschool dental caries Parenting patient compliance Philippines Focus Groups child parent relation
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019927288&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-017-0599-z&partnerID=40&md5=5f211e7544f96c7f5953e73b561250b9
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0599-z
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English