Romesh P Nalliah, Michael S Forman, Sydnee E Chavis, Peggy Timothé
Variability between credit units dedicated to dental and clinical sciences in dental schools across the USA
Journal of investigative and clinical dentistry
study aimed explore associations sociodemographic factors difficulties three health literacy hl skills severity low hl skills crosssectional secondary data analysis subjects data came 17834 adults responded hl module response rate 47 2016 behavioral risk factor surveillance system independent variables included sex age raceethnicity education employment income dependent variables three hl skills obtaining understanding oral understanding written health information conducted weighted chisquare tests multinominal logistic regressions cancer survivors younger 65 aged 1839 aor 446 p 001 aged 4064 aor 229 p 001 hispanic aor 217 ci 161250 p 01 higher odds difficulty obtaining health information female cancer survivors lower odds difficulty comprehending oral aor 69 ci 5587 p 01 written aor 58 ci 4674 p 001 information relative risk ratio difficulties three hl tasks higher younger 65 aged 1839 rrr 1018 ci 24143 p 01 aged 4064 rrr 401 ci 209769 p 001 hispanic rrr 324 ci 1661134 p 01 unemployed rrr 61 ci 2881276 p 001 education levels lower college high school rrr 434 p 01 high school rrr 262 p 05 household income 25000 rrr 699 ci 28175 p 001 intervention communication materials need tailored patients different hl skills considering age gender socioeconomic status cultural backgrounds