William F. Vann|J.Y. Lee|Douglas Baker|K. Divaris
Oral Health Literacy among Female Caregivers
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
aim study investigate association female caregivers oral health literacy knowledge behaviors reported oral health status young children data caregivers literacy knowledge behaviors childrens oral health status used structured interviews 1158 caregiverchild dyads lowincome population literacy measured reald30 caregivers childrens median ages 25 yrs range 1765 15 mos range 159 respectively mean literacy score 158 sd 53 range 130 adjusted age education number children low literacy scores 13 reald30 associated decreased knowledge 186 95 ci 141 245 poorer reported oral health status 144 95 ci 102 205 lower caregiver literacy associated deleterious oral health behaviors including nighttime bottle use daily brushingcleaning caregiver oral health literacy multidimensional impact reported oral health outcomes infants young children