Table 2.
Self-reported satisfaction with and assessment of the Sikh American Families Oral Health Promotion Program among participants 1 month after having attended the workshops (n = 126)
| Program component | Percent |
|---|---|
| Percent who strongly agreed or agreed with the following statements | |
| The community health educator(s) answered my concerns and questions | 100 (126/126) |
| The community health educator(s) helped me to improve how I take care of my health | 100 (126/126) |
| The information and topics presented in the workshops were informative | 100 (126/126) |
| The in-person demonstrations of how to brush and floss properly helped me to improve my oral health | 100 (125/125) |
| The videos and tutorials available online helped me to improve my oral health (full intervention only) | 98.5 (67/68) |
| The program helped me to eat a more healthy diet | 100 (126/126) |
| The program helped me to increase my level of physical activity each week | 98.4 (124/126) |
| Percent who affirmed the following oral healthcare characteristics | |
| Had dental insurance before program enrollment | 53.6 (67/125) |
| Program helped to get dental insurance for self or children among those with no dental insurance | 81.0 (47/58) |
| Had a dentist before program enrollment | 45.6 (57/125) |
| Program helped to find a local dentist for self or children among those with no dentist | 92.6 (63/68) |
| Percent who endorsed the following barriers to participating in workshops or other program activities | |
| Did not have transportation to sessions | 10.3 (13/126) |
| Family obligations | 30.2 (38/126) |
| Lack of child care | 15.9 (20/126) |
| Work schedule conflicted with the sessions | 19.0 (24/126) |
| Lack of interest | 11.9 (15/126) |
| Session location was not convenient for me | 2.4 (3/126) |
| Travel to home country conflicted with sessions | 0.8 (1/126) |
| Percent who endorsed the following program satisfaction and sustainability items | |
| Self-reported being very satisfied or higher with the program (≥8 on a scale of 0–10) | 95.0 (115/121) |
| Self-reported willingness to serve as a volunteer for the program in the future | 52.3 (57/109) |
| Felt that the variety of workshop topics was just right | 100 (122/122) |
| Felt that the length of time of each workshop was just right | 76.6 (93/122) |
| Percent who felt that the length of time between workshops should be | |
| 1 week | 30.7 (36/122) |
| 2 weeks | 67.7 (84/122) |
| 3 weeks | 1.6 (2/122) |
Denominators may differ due to missing values, questions that were asked in the full intervention only, or varying numbers of participants who were eligible to respond