Assessing college students' interest in university-based oral health information and services

Objective: To assess US college students' (1) oral health behaviors and (2) interest in university-based oral health information and services. Participants: Students at a large public university in the southeast participated in the survey (n = 102). All participants were over the age of 18 and able to speak and read English. Methods:An online quantitative survey was administered to collect information on oral health behaviors, interest in university-based oral health information and services, and sociodemographic factors. Frequencies, descriptive statistics, and bivariate analyses were utilized for this study. Results: Approximately 11% of students rated their oral health as fair/poor and 27% currently had a dental problem. Over half (53%) were interested in receiving oral health information from the university, 87% felt campus-based dental services were important, and 79% were likely to use campus-based dental services. Conclusions: College students may benefit from information and services to promote oral health within the college context.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Journal of American college health : J of ACH - 71(2023), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 5-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Griner, Stacey B [VerfasserIn]
Vamos, Cheryl A [VerfasserIn]
Phillips, Amelia C [VerfasserIn]
Puccio, Joseph A [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Erika L [VerfasserIn]
Daley, Ellen M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

College students
Dental
Journal Article
Oral health behaviors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 30.01.2023

Date Revised 05.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07448481.2021.1876706

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321372883