Do public health nurses in Norway promote information on oral health?

ABSTRACT:

Background

(i) to describe oral health counselling in Norway to parents with infants and toddlers, ii) to assess existing collaboration and routines in oral health matters between nurses and personnel in the PDS, iii) to evaluate to what extent oral health was integrated in the basic educational curriculum of public health nurses.

Methods

This study was based on two separate surveys: the sample of Study I was 98 randomly selected child health clinics. A questionnaire covering oral health promotion counselling of parents with young children was returned by 259 nurses. Study II was a telephone survey addressing teachers of public health nurses at the eight educational institutions in Norway.

Results

The response rate in Study I was 45%. Nutrition (breast feeding, diet)

SUBMITTER: Skeie MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3189905 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature