Impact of an Oral Health Education Workshop on Parents’ Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Behavioral Control among African Immigrants

Table 3

Percentage change in intention to take their child for regular dental visit in relation to sociodemographic variables.

Variables	Intention to visit a dentist %			𝑃 value
	Pretest	Posttest	Change
Level of education
High school or below	35.9	65.6	29.7	<0.05
College or university	56.0	88.0	32.0	<0.05
Immigrant status
Refugee	37.0	68.5	31.5	<0.05
Family	36.4	72.2	35.8	>0.05
Economic	71.4	100.0	28.6	>0.05
Living with whom
Both parents	35.4	77.1	41.7	<0.05
Single parent	50.0	68.4	18.4	>0.05
Income
<$2000	29.4	52.9	23.5	>0.05
$2000–$4000	50.0	83.3	33.3	<0.05
>$4000	50.0	100.0	50.0	<0.05
Child’s birth place
Born in Canada	37.3	70.6	33.3	<0.05
Not born in Canada	41.7	72.2	30.5	>0.05
Child’s dental insurance
No	33.3	61.9	28.6	<0.05
Yes	46.9	81.6	34.7	<0.05