Components of Healthy and Hygienic Behavior in Oral and Dental Health: A Case Study of Intervention Mapping Protocol
Bahareh Kabiri, Alireza Heidarnia, Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh, Mohammadesmaeel Motlagh
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ABSTRACT
Background: Health
education models and theories play an important role in designing interventions
and improving oral health.
Aim: To determine the predictors of the deciduous
teeth health status in children by using the intervention mapping (IM) protocol.
Methods:
In this empirical study, the simple random sampling method was employed to
select 60 mothers with6-months-to-1-year-old children visiting the Comprehensive
Urban Health Center No. 6 in Ilam, Iran. A questionnaire, designed through the intervention
mapping protocol, was then utilized to analyze themat baseline and 6 months
after the educational intervention.The validity and reliability of the
questionnaire had been confirmed earlier.
Findings: There
was a significant relationship between demographic variables and cognitive
social structures (CSS). In addition, five structuresof perceived
self-efficacy, practice guidance, social norms, attitude, and perceived
barriers were identified as the strongest predictors of behavioral intention.
Conclusion:According
to the results,the intervention mapping framework can be used as a basis for
access to intervening variables in oral health.
Keywords: Intervention
mapping protocol, children, deciduous teeth, mothers, dental health
ABSTRACT
Background: Health
education models and theories play an important role in designing interventions
and improving oral health.
Aim: To determine the predictors of the deciduous
teeth health status in children by using the intervention mapping (IM) protocol.
Methods:
In this empirical study, the simple random sampling method was employed to
select 60 mothers with6-months-to-1-year-old children visiting the Comprehensive
Urban Health Center No. 6 in Ilam, Iran. A questionnaire, designed through the intervention
mapping protocol, was then utilized to analyze themat baseline and 6 months
after the educational intervention.The validity and reliability of the
questionnaire had been confirmed earlier.
Findings: There
was a significant relationship between demographic variables and cognitive
social structures (CSS). In addition, five structuresof perceived
self-efficacy, practice guidance, social norms, attitude, and perceived
barriers were identified as the strongest predictors of behavioral intention.
Conclusion:According
to the results,the intervention mapping framework can be used as a basis for
access to intervening variables in oral health.
Keywords: Intervention
mapping protocol, children, deciduous teeth, mothers, dental health