Sreenivasulu M Ganji, Praveen Kumar Ba, Devi Varaprasad M, Janakiraman Pichandi
Effect of Behavior Change Communication on Self-Care Practices Among Adult Type-2 Diabetic Patients in a Semi-urban Community of South India: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Cureus
objectives oral health literacy ohl interplay cultural social individual factors plays effective role public health promotion study aimed assess ohl socioeconomic demographic determinants among young couples materials methods analytical crosssectional study conducted 828 adults 15 35 years 2018 zanjan city data regarding ohl collected using 17item oral health literacyadult questionnaire ohlaq filled combination selfreport interview ohl categorized adequate marginal inadequate effects age gender demographic variables floor area per person proxy financial status ohl also assessed data analyzed using linear multinomial logistic regression models results mean ohl score 786383 17 equal number males females 21 couples adequate ohl socioeconomic demographic variables significant correlations qualitative quantitative variables ohl even controlling effect confounders correlation particularly found inadequate ohl years education odds ratio600 95 ci 386928 p0001 conclusion socioeconomic factors independent correlations inadequate ohl participants higher levels education living urban areas individuals better financial status higher levels ohl lower odds inadequate ohl