Oral Health Practices, Beliefs and Dental Service Utilization of Albanian Immigrants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A Pilot Study. J Immigr Minor Health 2019 Apr;21(2):315-323
Date
04/06/2018Pubmed ID
29619750Pubmed Central ID
PMC6170743DOI
10.1007/s10903-018-0738-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85044934227 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 4 CitationsAbstract
There is limited information on the oral health of Albanian immigrant population residing in the U.S. This creates a hinderance to developing and implementing appropriate dental care programs for the population. This study investigated oral health practices, beliefs, dental visits and associated factors of Albanian adults living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Purposive and snowball sampling methods were employed. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data on oral health practices, beliefs, dental visits and socio-demographic information. Descriptive and multivariable logistics regression were conducted. Overall, 266 adults were recruited, 54% male, 56% have lived 10 or more years in the U.S., 95% rated their oral health as excellent/good and 87% reported having a dental visit in the last year. Age, ability to speak English, having a usual source of dental care, and reporting excellent/good oral health were associated with having a dental visit in the last year. A substantial number of Albanians adult reported a dental visit in the last year and those that did not write or read in English had lower odds of reporting a dental visit.
Author List
Rota K, Spanbauer C, Szabo A, Okunseri CEAuthors
Christopher Okunseri DDS,MS Associate Professor and Director in the Clinical Services department at Marquette UniversityAniko Szabo PhD Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAlbania
Attitude to Health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Care
Emigrants and Immigrants
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Diseases
Oral Health
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Pilot Projects
Surveys and Questionnaires
Wisconsin
Young Adult
