Abstracts, Oral Presentations for Qualitative Health Research Conference, 2017

2018 International Journal of Qualitative Methods  
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more » ... ne to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to (a) explore the factors affecting the implementation of Kuwait School Oral Health Program (SOHP) procedures and (b) identify factors influencing program maintenance over the past three decades. Methods: A qualitative focused ethnography approach was employed. An interview guide inspired by the ecological health framework and RE-AIM evaluation model directed our data collection through in-depth and focus group interviews with dental care providers, key informants in the Kuwait Capital Education Area, and decision policy makers in the SOHP. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis of data was performed. Findings: Thirty participants contributed to this study. There were 13 dental care providers, four team leaders, nine key informants, and four policy makers in four in-depth and four focus group interviews. Data analysis revealed two main categories influencing successful program implementation: (a) SOHP structure and characteristics including prevention protocol and resources and (b) school environment characteristics including schools' engagement, however, at a policy
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