Dental beliefs, behaviors and health status among Pacific Asians and Caucasians
作者:
H. Asuman Kiyak,
期刊:
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
(WILEY Available online 1981)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 1
页码: 10-14
ISSN:0301-5661
年代: 1981
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1981.tb01021.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: behavioral dental science;cultural differences;dental beliefs;esthetics;health status
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractA sample of 50 Caucasians and 46 Pacific Asians were asked to describe their beliefs regarding the causes and consequences of dental disease. The relation among dental beliefs, behaviors and oral health status was examined for each ethnic group. Although Caucasians had more accurate knowledge, they reported fewer health behaviors and had poorer oral health than Asians. Asians knew little about dental disease, but were motivated to maintain their teeth by a concern for esthetics, social acceptance and pain. The findings indicate that important cultural differences exist in dental behaviors, and are related to knowledge and motives.
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