Parvaneh Badri1, Ruth Wolfe2, Anna Farmer3, Maryam Amin4. 1. School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 5-513 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada. 2. School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 3. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science & Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. 4. School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 5-513 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada. maryam.amin@ualberta.ca.
Abstract
Barriers to accessing oral healthcare are public health concerns faced by minorities and immigrants due to socioeconomic marginalization. Therefore, we explored how immigrant parents in Alberta-Edmonton's Filipino community experience adherence to preventive dental attendance (PDA) for their preschool children and the psychosocial factors influencing parental adherence. METHODS: We employed a qualitative focused ethnography design. Data were collected through interviews and focus groups. Audiotapes of sessions were transcribed verbatim and concurrent thematic data analysis was performed. RESULTS: Stressors, resources, paradox and structural barriers comprised emergent psychosocial themes. Upon arriving in Canada, most Filipino parents held low-priority attitudes and perceptions toward PDA. After migration, however, they embraced new knowledge about the importance of PDA for their children. DISCUSSION: Filipino parents were open to the Western model of preventive oral healthcare, with the duration of their time in Canada playing a key role in promoting regular dental visits for their children.
Barriers to accessing oral healthcare are public health concerns faced by minorities and immigrants due to socioeconomic marginalization. Therefore, we explored how immigrant parents in Alberta-Edmonton's Filipino community experience adherence to preventive dental attendance (PDA) for their preschool children and the psychosocial factors influencing parental adherence. METHODS: We employed a qualitative focused ethnography design. Data were collected through interviews and focus groups. Audiotapes of sessions were transcribed verbatim and concurrent thematic data analysis was performed. RESULTS: Stressors, resources, paradox and structural barriers comprised emergent psychosocial themes. Upon arriving in Canada, most Filipino parents held low-priority attitudes and perceptions toward PDA. After migration, however, they embraced new knowledge about the importance of PDA for their children. DISCUSSION: Filipino parents were open to the Western model of preventive oral healthcare, with the duration of their time in Canada playing a key role in promoting regular dental visits for their children.
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Keywords:
Dental attendance; Filipino parents; Preschool children
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