Table 3 Descriptive statistics for psychosocial measures by acculturation
language: English (N = 59) | language: Spanish (N = 40) | |
|---|---|---|
Oral health Behavior (P = 0.0988) | ||
mean (SD) | 47.13 ± 14.98 | 41.76 ± 16.18 |
median (IQR) | 50.00 (34.85, 58.33) | 41.67 (31.82, 50.00) |
Oral health knowledge (P = 0.3995) | ||
mean (SD) | 87.51 ± 7.65 | 85.67 ± 12.18 |
median (IQR) | 88.89 (82.35, 93.54) | 88.24 (82.35, 94.12) |
Knowledge on dental utilization (P = 0.0024) | ||
mean (SD) | 3.67 ± 0.51 | 3.15 ± 0.93 |
median (IQR) | 3.60 (3.40, 4.00) | 3.40 (2.45, 4.00) |
Self-efficacy (P = 0.0043) | ||
mean (SD) | 4.34 ± 0.59 | 3.91 ± 0.79 |
median (IQR) | 4.50 (4.00, 4.80) | 4.06 (3.60, 4.45) |
Locus of control - Internal (P = 0.1655) | ||
mean (SD) | 4.38 ± 0.68 | 4.07 ± 1.25 |
median (IQR) | 4.67 (4.00, 5.00) | 4.67 (3.67, 5.00) |
Locus of control - External Others (P = 0.6971) | ||
mean (SD) | 2.19 ± 1.01 | 2.27 ± 0.94 |
median (IQR) | 2.00 (1.33, 2.67) | 2.33 (1.67, 3.00) |
Locus of control - External Chance (P = 0.6227) | ||
mean (SD) | 2.10 ± 1.01 | 2.22 ± 1.19 |
median (IQR) | 2.00 (1.33, 3.00) | 2.00 (1.00, 3.00) |
Health belief model - Severity (P = 0.0574) | ||
mean (SD) | 4.29 ± 0.94 | 3.94 ± 0.82 |
median (IQR) | 4.67 (3.67, 5.00) | 3.67 (3.58, 5.00) |
Health belief model - Barriers (P = 0.0002) | ||
mean (SD) | 1.89 ± 0.61 | 2.42 ± 0.68 |
median (IQR) | 1.80 (1.45, 2.20) | 2.45 (1.80, 3.00) |
Health belief model - Susceptibility (P = 0.0080) | ||
mean (SD) | 3.34 ± 0.75 | 2.83 ± 1.03 |
median (IQR) | 3.50 (3.00, 3.75) | 3.00 (2.00, 3.50) |
Health belief model - Benefits (P = 0.1951) | ||
mean (SD) | 4.31 ± 0.67 | 4.03 ± 1.24 |
median (IQR) | 4.40 (4.20, 4.80) | 4.55 (3.70, 5.00) |