Jessica Y. Lee|Kimon Divaris|A. Diane Baker|R. Gary Rozier|William F. Vann
The Relationship of Oral Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy With Oral Health Status and Dental Neglect
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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill
objectives examined associations oral health literacy ohl oral health status ohs dental neglect dn explored whether selfefficacy mediated modified associations methods used interview data collected 1280 female clients special supplemental nutrition program women infants children 2007 2009 part carolina oral health literacy project measured ohl validated word recognition test reald30 measured ohs selfreported national health nutrition examination survey item analyses used descriptive bivariate multivariate methods results less one third participants rated ohs good excellent higher ohl associated better ohs 10unit reald increase multivariate prevalence ratio 129 95 confidence interval 108 154 ohl correlated dn selfefficacy showed strong negative correlation dn selfefficacy remained significantly associated dn fully adjusted model included ohl conclusions increased ohl associated better ohs dn selfefficacy strong correlate dn may mediate effects literacy ohs