Oral Hygiene Behavior Among Asylum Seekers and Refugees Using Health Beliefs Model: A Cross-Sectional Study
Self-efficacy, autonomy, barriers and benefits may be key OHB determinants among ASRs, but need testing in intervention studies.
Authors
- Sonja Merten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4115-106X)
- Emmanuel Schaffner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-4028)
- Julia Dötzer
- Yaman Maani-Abuzahra
- Gianfranco Lovison
- Lujain Alchalabi
- Ayoung Jeong
- Nicola U. Zitzmann
- Nicole Probst-Hensch
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Universitäres Zentrum für Zahnmedizin Basel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609334
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00