Sviatlana Anishchuk, Catherine Waldron
Development, implementation and evaluation of a dental hygienist supported daily toothbrushing programme in Irish pre-schools: A single-case experimental design
International journal of dental hygiene
substantial evidence association lower education unhealthy behaviors however mechanism underlying association remains unclear study aimed examine whether income health literacy social support mediate association education healthrelated behaviors questionnaire survey conducted metropolitan areas japan 2010 2011 among residents aged 2550 years data 3663 participants used study health literacy measured using communicative critical health literacy scale healthrelated behaviors current smoking poor dietary habits hazardous drinking lack exercise poisson regression analyses robust variance estimators conducted examine associations education healthrelated behaviors multiple mediation analyses conducted estimate magnitudes mediating effects income health literacy social support associations less educated participants higher risks unhealthy behaviors income mediated associations education smoking 64 exercise 200 health literacy mediated associations education dietary habits 154 exercise 161 social support mediated associations education dietary habits 64 exercise 76 educationdrinking association mediated income opposite direction 100 proportions total effects mediated income health literacy social support 98 smoking 240 dietary habits 30 drinking 437 exercise findings may provide clues designing effective interventions reduce educational inequalities healthrelated behaviors