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Indicators of adolescents’ preference to receive oral health information using social media
Maha El Tantawi,Eman Bakhurji,Asim Al-Ansari,Abdulelah AlSubaie,Hassan Ali Al Subaie,Abdulhadi Ahmed AlAli +5 more
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Most adolescents preferred using SM to receive OHI, and this was associated with previous OHI seeking practices and convenience of using SM, which has implications for designing SM-based health education campaigns targeting adolescents.Abstract:
Objectives: To assess (1) adolescents’ preference to use social media (SM) to receive oral health information (OHI) and (2) factors associated with this preference.Materials and methods: A cross-se...read more
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