New from AJPH–Oral health literacy, oral health status, and dental neglect October 21, 2011
Posted by cshannon in Consumer Health.Tags: health disparities, health literacy, research
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The Relationship of Oral Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy With Oral Health Status and Dental Neglect examines the associations among oral health literacy, oral health status, and dental neglect, to see if self-efficacy mediated or modified these associations. Using self-reported data from the Carolina Oral Health Literacy Project, the authors found that increased oral health literacy was associated with better oral health status but not with dental neglect. Self-efficacy was a strong correlate of dental neglect and may mediate the effects of literacy on oral health status.
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