TABLE 3.
Self-reported oral health practices immediately following the community health worker intervention for all participants (N = 74) and at exit interview and 1-month follow-up for the subgroup of participants who were contacted and responded at 1-month follow-up (n = 45)
| Overall | Follow-up Subgroup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Health Practices | Exit Interview n (%) | Exit Interview n (%) | 1-month Follow-up n (%) | P-value |
| How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason? Include visits to dental specialists, such as orthodontists. | 0.88 | |||
| Within the past year | 47 (64.4) | 27 (61.4) | 28 (62.2) | |
| Within the past 2 years | 9 (12.3) | 7 (15.9) | 9 (20.0) | |
| Within the past 5 years | 8 (11.0) | 5 (11.4) | 5 (11.1) | |
| 5 or more years | 8 (11.0) | 5 (11.4) | 3 (6.7) | |
| Never | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| How often do you clean your teeth? | 0.46 | |||
| 2–6 times a week or less | 5 (6.8) | 2 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Once a day | 5 (6.8) | 2 (4.5) | 2 (4.4) | |
| Twice or more a day | 63 (86.3) | 40 (90.9) | 43 (95.6) | |
| Do you use any of the following to clean your teeth? (Check all that apply) | ||||
| Toothbrush | 71 (95.9) | 43 (95.6) | 44 (97.8) | 1.00 |
| Wooden toothpicks | 8 (10.8) | 6 (13.3) | 13 (28.9) | 0.12 |
| Plastic toothpicks | 8 (10.8) | 4 (8.9) | 6 (13.3) | 0.74 |
| Thread (dental floss) | 21 (28.4) | 15 (33.3) | 21 (46.7) | 0.28 |
| Charcoal | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| Chewstick/miswak | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - |
| What type of toothbrush do you use? | 0.37 | |||
| Hard-bristled toothbrush | 6 (8.6) | 4 (9.3) | 2 (4.7) | |
| Medium-bristled toothbrush | 40 (57.1) | 25 (58.1) | 21 (48.8) | |
| Soft-bristled toothbrush | 24 (34.2) | 14 (32.6) | 20 (46.4) | |
| No toothbrush | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Do you use toothpaste to clean your teeth? | - | |||
| Yes | 70 (98.6) | 43 (100.0) | 45 (100.0) | |
| No | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| What type of toothpaste do you use? | 0.43 | |||
| No toothpaste | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Toothpaste without fluoride | 7 (10.6) | 4 (9.8) | 2 (5.3) | |
| Toothpaste with fluoride | 45 (68.2) | 28 (68.3) | 31 (81.6) | |
| Natural toothpaste | 14 (21.2) | 9 (22.0) | 5 (13.2) | |
Note: Categorical variables are presented as n (%). Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding. Missing values are excluded from the analyses.