Jessica Y. Lee|Kimon Divaris|A. Diane Baker|R. Gary Rozier|Shoou Yih D. Lee|William F. Vann
Oral health literacy levels among a low-income WIC population
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
journal public health dentistryvolume 71 issue 2 p 152160 oral health literacy levels among lowincome wic population jessica lee dds mph phd corresponding author jessica lee dds mph phd department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill ncjessica lee dds mph phd department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc tel 9199662739 fax 9199667992 email email protected mailtoemail protected jessica lee department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc kimon divaris department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department epidemiology gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc diane baker william f vann jr department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc diane baker william f vann jr department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc gary rozier shoouyih lee department epidemiology gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc r gary rozier department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc shoouyih lee department health policy management school public health university michigan ann arbor mi search papers authorkimon divaris dds kimon divaris dds department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department epidemiology gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel 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lee dds mph phd department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc tel 9199662739 fax 9199667992 email email protected mailtoemail protected jessica lee department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc kimon divaris department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department epidemiology gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc diane baker william f vann jr department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc diane baker william f vann jr department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc gary rozier shoouyih lee department epidemiology gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc r gary rozier department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc shoouyih lee department health policy management school public health university michigan ann arbor mi search papers authorkimon divaris dds kimon divaris dds department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill nc department epidemiology gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill ncsearch papers authora diane baker mba diane baker mba department pediatric dentistry school dentistry university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill ncsearch papers authorr gary rozier dds mph r gary rozier dds mph department health policy management gillings school global public health university north carolina chapel hill chapel hill ncsearch papers authorshoouyih lee phd shoouyih lee phd 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url abstract objectives determine oral health literacy ohl levels explore potential racial differences lowincome population methods crosssectional study caregiverchild dyads completed structured 30minute inperson interview conducted two trained interviewers seven counties north carolina sociodemographic ohl dental healthrelated data collected ohl measured dental word recognition test rapid estimate adult literacy dentistry reald30 descriptive bivariate multivariate methods used examine distribution ohl explore racial differences results 1658 eligible subjects 1405 85 percent participated completed interviews analytic sample n 1280 mean age 265 standard deviation 69 years 60 percent high school degree less ohl varied racial groups follows whites mean score 174 se 02 africanamerican aa mean score 153 standard error se 02 american indian ai mean score 137 se 03 multiple linear regression revealed controlling education county residence age hispanic ethnicity whites 20 points 95 percent ci 14 26 higher adjusted reald30 score versus aa ai conclusions differences ohl levels racial groups persisted adjusting education sociodemographic characteristics citing literature volume71 issue2spring 2011pages 152160 relatedinformation