Eleanor Parker|Lisa Jamieson
Associations between Indigenous Australian oral health literacy and self-reported oral health outcomes
University of Adelaide|University of Adelaide
determine oral health literacy reald30 oral health literacyrelated outcome associations calculate oral health literacyrelated outcomes risk indicators poor selfreported oral health among ruraldwelling indigenous australians468 participants aged 1772 years 63 female completed selfreport questionnaire reald30 oral health literacyrelated outcome associations determined bivariate analysis multivariate modelling used calculate risk indicators poor selfreported oral healthreald30 scores lower among believed teeth infrequently brushed believed cordial good teeth toothbrush owned toothbrush brushed irregularly tooth removal risk indicators included older problembased dental attendance believing cordial good teeth poor selfrated oral health risk indicators included older healthcare card ownership difficulty paying dental bills problembased dental attendance believing teeth brushed infrequently irregular brushing perceived need dental care risk indicators included female problembased dental attendance perceived gum disease risk indicators included older irregular brushing feeling uncomfortable orofacial appearance risk indicators included problembased dental attendance irregular brushing food avoidance risk indicators female difficulty paying dental bills problembased dental attendance irregular brushing poor oral healthrelated quality life risk indicators included difficulty paying dental bills problembased dental attendancereald30 significantly associated oral health literacyrelated outcomes oral health literacyrelated outcomes risk indicators poor selfreported oral health domains among marginalised population