University of Washington Seattle Campus Ringgold standard institution-Health Science, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees, Edmonds, Washington, USA.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211002417. doi: 10.1177/21501327211002417.
An important question for oral health education is whether knowledge gained during lay-led workshops is retained and applied in daily practice. This study assessed the knowledge retention and changes in oral health practices several months after oral health education workshops were held for migrant farmworkers by Community Health Workers (CHWs).
Follow-up surveys were conducted with 32 participants 1 to 43 months post participation (60% between 6 and 21 months). The results showed a high degree of retention, in such areas as general oral health knowledge, and brushing/flossing frequency and technique among this sample. There was no relationship between length of time since the educational workshop and knowledge retained or behaviors changed.
An interactive, lay-led oral health education program run by CHWs can be an effective way to deliver sustained improvements in oral health knowledge and changes in oral health practice in migrant populations.
对于口腔健康教育来说，一个重要的问题是，在由社区卫生工作者（CHWs）为流动工人举办的现场主导工作坊中获得的知识是否会在日常生活中得到保留和应用。本研究评估了口腔健康教育工作坊结束后数月，社区卫生工作者为流动工人举办的现场主导工作坊对口腔健康知识的保留情况以及口腔健康行为的变化。
在参加工作坊后 1 至 43 个月（60%在 6 至 21 个月之间）进行了随访调查。结果显示，在一般口腔健康知识、刷牙/使用牙线的频率和技术等方面，该样本的保留程度很高。接受教育工作坊的时间长短与保留的知识或改变的行为之间没有关系。
由 CHWs 主导的互动式口腔健康教育计划可以有效提高流动人口的口腔健康知识，并改变他们的口腔健康行为。
