title: Exploring Oral Health Beliefs and Behaviour Among Tibetan Immigrants of Bylakkupe.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the oral health beliefs and behaviour among Tibetan immigrants of Bylakkupe village.
  
  
  METHODS
  A stratified random sampling technique involving 366 Tibetan monks in Bylakkupe monasteries was used in this study. The oral health beliefs were measured using a pre-tested questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that seriousness was higher compared to other domains in the health belief model. Further, as the duration of the stay increased, the perceived importance was also higher among the population studied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that in general, although the seriousness of oral health was high among the participants, the perceived benefit of dental treatment was relatively low.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivakumar
authors.forename: Jithesh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Hemanth
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Battur
authors.forename: Pavan Uday
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lingaraj
authors.forename: Shanavaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palliyal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002016:Buddhism; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065830:Monks / Q000523:psychology; D009909:Oral Health; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D018609:Tibet / Q000208:ethnology; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000523:psychology; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult