Oral Health Beliefs and Behaviours Among Adults in the Seychelles: An Extended Health Belief Model Perspective.

Adults in the Seychelles held beliefs about oral disease susceptibility and seriousness but engaged in reactive rather than preventive behaviours, influenced by cultural norms, financial and time constraints, and health system factors despite reporting adequate self-efficacy.

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