Alejandra Jiménez-Aguilar, María Del Carmen Morales-Ruán, Nancy López-Olmedo, Florence Théodore, Jessica Moreno-Saracho, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Anabelle Bonvecchio, Mauricio Hernández-Ávila, Juan A Rivera, Teresa Shamah-Levy
The fight against overweight and obesity in school children: Public policy in Mexico
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investigate influence oral health literacy ohl associated factors dissatisfaction oral health doh among older people oral health literacy recent field research considered important mediator socioeconomic variables oral health outcomes however studies older people crosssectional study conducted 535 noninstitutionalised older people aged 60100 years brazil individuals completed questionnaire general health sociodemographic information usual reason dental visit ohl assessed using health literacy dentistry questionnaire held14 validated brazil doh outcome interest poisson regression robust standard errors applied statistical model estimate bivariate multivariable relationships doh ohl adjusting sex age social characteristics general health using pvalue 05 overall prevalence doh 211 multivariable regression analysis showed older people low ohl held14 score 35 128 times odds doh high ohl held14 score 46 adjusting sociodemographic economic health outcomes dissatisfaction oral health older people complex issue associated ohl social behavioural factors health services give greater attention developing health literacy competences older adults order empower achieve optimal oral health