The Impact of Maternal Self-Efficacy and Oral Health Beliefs on Early Childhood Caries in Latino Children

Frontiers in Public Health

Anne R. Wilson¹ 

关键词: self-efficacy;    health beliefs;    maternal behavior;    Hispanic Americans;    caregivers;    dental caries;    child;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2017.00228

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesLatino children experience one of the highest rates of early childhood caries requiring interventions based on valid conceptual frameworks. The Health Belief Model has relevance as a predictor of compliance with health recommendations based on perceptions of a health condition and behaviors to avoid the condition. The model encompasses four perceptual constructs (susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers) and, for complex conditions, includes self-efficacy as an extended model. This study evaluated individual (self-efficacy and health beliefs) and cultural (acculturation status) level factors and the inter-relationship to determine if items assessed for the Extended Health Belief Model (EHBM) were valid measures of maternal factors.

【 授权许可】

CC BY