Brenda Heaton1,2, Andrew J Crawford3, Maureen A Wimsatt4, Michelle Henshaw1,2, Christine A Riedy5, Judith C Barker6, Raul I Garcia1,2. 1. Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. 2. Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD), Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Violence Prevention Research Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA. 4. Independent Research Scientist, Sacramento, CA, USA. 5. Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. 6. Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health (CAN-DO), School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate a storytelling intervention targeting the oral health beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors of AIAN pregnant women and mothers. METHODS: Fifty-three adult AIAN women from three tribal communities in Northern California participated. The intervention story delivered oral health messaging using a traditional storytelling format. The effect of the intervention on self-reported oral health behaviors, dental knowledge, and beliefs was assessed using a pretest-posttest design, with an additional six-month follow-up. Tests of repeated measures using Generalized Linear Models were conducted to assess changes in oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors. RESULTS: Knowledge and beliefs significantly increased as a result of the intervention and persisted after six months. A consistent, significant increase in positive oral health behaviors from baseline to six-months was also observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this intervention study suggest promise for traditional storytelling to increase oral health-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among self-identified AIAN pregnant women and mothers.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate a storytelling intervention targeting the oral health beliefs, knowledge, and behaviors of AIAN pregnant women and mothers. METHODS: Fifty-three adult AIAN women from three tribal communities in Northern California participated. The intervention story delivered oral health messaging using a traditional storytelling format. The effect of the intervention on self-reported oral health behaviors, dental knowledge, and beliefs was assessed using a pretest-posttest design, with an additional six-month follow-up. Tests of repeated measures using Generalized Linear Models were conducted to assess changes in oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors. RESULTS: Knowledge and beliefs significantly increased as a result of the intervention and persisted after six months. A consistent, significant increase in positive oral health behaviors from baseline to six-months was also observed. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this intervention study suggest promise for traditional storytelling to increase oral health-related knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors among self-identified AIAN pregnant women and mothers.
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