Community Dental Health

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Cover Date:
March 2016
Print ISSN:
0265 539X
Vol:
33
Issue:
1

Are oral health-related self-efficacy, knowledge and fatalism indicators for non-toothbrush ownership in a homeless population?

Are oral health-related self-efficacy, knowledge and fatalism indicators for non-toothbrush ownership in a homeless population?

Aim: To determine if the social cognitive theory (SCT)-constructs of oral health-related efficacy, knowledge and fatalism were indicators of non-toothbrush ownership in a metropolitan-based homeless population in Australia. Methods: Self-report data were collected from a convenience sample of 248 homeless participants located in Adelaide, Australia. Log binomial regression was used to estimate the strength of the association of the SCT constructs efficacy, knowledge and fatalism with the frequency of non-ownership of a toothbrush before and after adjusting for selected characteristics and associated factors.

Key words: self-efficacy, toothbrushing, homeless, knowledge, fatalism, oral health, Australia

doi:10.1922/CDH_3823Jones06

Article Price
£15.00
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Page Start
48
Page End
53
Authors
K. Jones, D. Brennan, E. Parker, M. Steffens, L. Jamieson

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