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Hutagalung ER, Soegyanto AI, Ahmad MS, Mandasari M. Analysis of Oral Health Literacy in Caregivers of Special Needs Individuals in Special Schools and Social Institutions in Jakarta. Dent J (Basel) 2023; 11:221. [PMID: 37754341 PMCID: PMC10529690 DOI: 10.3390/dj11090221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with special needs (IWSN) are susceptible to oral conditions such as caries and periodontal disease. In order to improve oral health of IWSN, it is important to improve the oral health literacy (OHL) of caregivers, as they play an important role in the daily hygiene and personal care of these people. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to analyze the OHL in caregivers of IWSN in special schools (informal caregivers) and social institutions for people with disabilities (professional caregivers) in Jakarta, Indonesia. METHODS The study was conducted with a cross-sectional and descriptive analytic design with a cluster sampling method of 400 informal and professional caregivers. The study utilized the validated Health Literacy Dentistry-Indonesian Version (HeLD-ID) questionnaire to measure OHL. Quantitative data was analyzed using non-parametric Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney tests (significant level p < 0.05). RESULTS The median total OHL score of respondents was 3.14 (0.24-4) for informal caregivers and 3.21 (0-4) for professional caregivers. The OHL score of the two populations showed significant differences in the domains of receptivity (p = 0.036), understanding (p = 0.030), and economic barriers (p = 0.022). Significant differences in OHL scores were also noted among caregivers according to their sociodemographic characteristics, such as level of education, and number of IWSN handled. CONCLUSION Informal and professional caregivers in this study showed good level of OHL. To elucidate the relationship between caregiver's level of OHL with IWSN, further study is necessary.
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- Esther Rotiur Hutagalung
- Oral Medicine Residency Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia;
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- Special Needs Dentistry Program, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Malaysia;
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia;
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Agarahari P, Jain A, Mohan Pandey S, Agrahari AK, Yadav J, Srivastava R, Dalai S, Kumari T, Singh AK, Sharma Y. Exploring the Synergistic Association Between Oral Health Status and Oral Health Literacy Among College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e41885. [PMID: 37581155 PMCID: PMC10423622 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.41885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Oral health is often viewed as a significant component for an indication of good general health or for good well-being together with a decent quality of life. Health literacy is considered a crucial factor in improvising a good life or excellent health. Oral health literacy (OHL) is the ability necessary for people to identify the factors that lead to poor oral health, learn and put into practice the essentials of effective oral self-care behaviors, and communicate with oral healthcare professionals in order to schedule appointments, put their names on waiting lists for dental care, and locate the dentist's office. AIM AND OBJECTIVES To evaluate students' oral health, their OHL, to determine the relationship between their oral health status and OHL, and finally to suggest preventive measures for the benefit of public health. MATERIALS AND METHOD At Teerthanker Mahaveer University, a cross-sectional study involving 1500 participants, ages 18 to 25, was conducted on students studying nursing, physiotherapy, paramedicine, engineering, and law. Their informed consent was obtained. The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (REALD-99) was used to gauge OHL levels, and the WHO's 1997 Oral Health Survey was used for their clinical evaluation. RESULTS The mean REALD score was significantly higher in nursing students (88.32±6.46), followed by physiotherapy college (82.46±9.11), paramedical college (70.54±10.95), law college (46.52±7.74), and least in engineering college (38.80±10.65). The difference in the REALD score based on college was statistically significant. Along with this, the REALD score showed a correlation with gender and location too. Except for fluorosis, all the clinical parameters of dental caries, gingival bleeding, and pockets, loss of attachment, dental fluorosis, and dental enamel were associated with OHL. CONCLUSION The results of the current study showed a relationship between educational attainment, clinical parameters examined, and OHL, leading to the conclusion that higher OHL is related to better oral health. So, we can conclude that maintaining good oral health requires OHL.
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- Priya Agarahari
- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Hazaribag, IND
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhatinda, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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- Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, IND
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Aldowah O, Assiry AA, Mujallid NF, Ashi FN, Abduljawad F, Al-Zahrani MM, Ezzaddin R, Karobari MI. Assessment of oral health knowledge, literacy, and attitude among schoolteachers towards oral health - A cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health 2023; 23:392. [PMID: 37316846 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03012-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To accomplish the purpose of health education and health promotion programs, schools are the most effective place for delivering health information to children. The main purpose of our research was to inform, gather evidence and contribute to developing knowledge regarding the OHL, knowledge, and attitude among school teachers towards oral health in Najran region of Saudi Arabia. METHODS A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Najran region of Saudi Arabia for 6 months. A stratified cluster random sampling of 252 teachers was taken to represent all the teachers of Najran region of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire contains 2 parts, sociodemographic part that include age, gender, education, teaching level, and income of the participants. The second part contains 25 items that assess the OHL (HelD-14 questions), knowledge (6 questions), and attitude (5 questions) of the participants. SPSS software version 26 was used to enter and analyze the data (IBM SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA software version 26.0). Multiple Logistic regression was applied to check the relationship between OHL and the associated factors. The Chi-square test was applied to evaluate knowledge of study participants. The level of significance was set up at p < 0.05. RESULTS A total of 252 school teachers with a Mean age of school teachers 32.25 ± 8.46 participated in the study. The multiple logistic regression model shows the association between age, education, and OHL level of school teachers. After adjustment for sociodemographic factors age (OR = 0.219, 95% CI: 0.058-0.834), education (OR = 9.053, 95% CI: 1.135-72,023) were significantly associated with OHL of school teachers. Female participants showed better performance with respect to all the knowledge questions, a significantly higher level of knowledge (p-value < 0.05) was reported with all the questions except the second question (dental plaques causes). 94.8% of teachers agreed that children's teeth should be checked by a dentist on a regular basis, while 96.8% agreed that dental health education should be included in the primary school curriculum and that all teachers should receive dental health education training. CONCLUSION Overall, school teachers have high oral health literacy, adequate knowledge, and a positive attitude toward oral health. The female teachers had more knowledge about dentistry than their male counterparts.
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- Omir Aldowah
- Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Najran, 11001, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Najran, 11001, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Pediatric Dentistry Department, King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Resident Dentist, Ministry of Health, Jeddah region, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Resident Dentist, Ministry of Health, Jeddah region, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Resident Dentist, BDC, Ministry of Health, Jeddah region, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh, 12211, Cambodia.
- Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
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Indrapriyadharshini K, Vishnuprasad S, Mahesh J. The relationship between oral health literacy and oral health among nursing students in Chengalpattu district, India: A correlational study. JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/jnms.jnms_97_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Lopes RT, Neves ÉTB, Gomes MC, Paiva SM, Ferreira FM, Granville-Garcia AF. Family structure, sociodemographic factors and type of dental service associated with oral health literacy in the early adolescence. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2021; 26:5241-5250. [PMID: 34787215 DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320212611.3.34782019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between oral health literacy and family, sociodemographic and dental service characteristics in early adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 740 schoolchildren. The following variables were investigated using validated questionnaires: oral health literary (BREALD-30), sociodemographic characteristics, type of dental service and family functioning (FACES III). Associations were tested using robust Poisson regression analysis (α=5%). Higher oral health literacy was associated with the female sex (RR=1.09; 95%CI: 1.03-1.14), connected type of family cohesion (RR=1.12; 95%CI: 1.05-1.20), rigid (RR=1.14; 95%CI: 1.04-1.25) and structured (RR=1.11; 95%CI: 1.04-1.20) types of family adaptability, more than eight years of mother's schooling (RR=1.16; 95%CI: 1.10-1.22), age of caregiver more than 38 years (RR=1.07; 95%CI: 1.02-1.13) and the use of private dental services (RR=1.06; 95%CI: 1.01-1.12). The level of oral health literacy in early adolescents was associated with sex, family structure, mother's schooling, caregiver's age and type of dental service used.
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- Roanny Torres Lopes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Baraúnas 351, Universitário. 58429-500 Campina Grande PB Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Baraúnas 351, Universitário. 58429-500 Campina Grande PB Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Baraúnas 351, Universitário. 58429-500 Campina Grande PB Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte MG Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte MG Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba. R. Baraúnas 351, Universitário. 58429-500 Campina Grande PB Brasil.
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Neves ÉTB, Lima LCMD, Dutra LDC, Gomes MC, Siqueira MBLD, Paiva SM, Ferreira FM, Granville-Garcia AF. Oral health literacy, sociodemographic, family, and clinical predictors of dental visits among Brazilian early adolescents. Int J Paediatr Dent 2021; 31:204-211. [PMID: 32413175 DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of dental caries is high in adolescents worldwide, and a large percentage have never been to a dentist or have not had regular dental appointments. AIM To evaluate the influence of oral health literacy and sociodemographic, clinical, and family factors on dental visits among early adolescents. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was conducted with 740 12-year-old students in Campina Grande, Brazil. Students answered about their level of oral health literacy (BREALD-30), levels of family adaptability and cohesion (FACES III), and visits to the dentist sometime in life. Dental caries experience was evaluated using Nyvad criteria. Robust Poisson regression for complex samples was performed. RESULTS A higher level of oral health literacy (PR = 1.01; 95% CI: 1.01-1.03), high social class (PR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.09-1.50), higher mother's schooling (PR = 1.58; 95% CI: 1.37-1.83), family cohesion classified as enmeshed (PR = 1.55; 95% CI: 1.19-2.02) and connected (PR = 1.22; 95% CI: 1.02-1.44), and the absence of toothache (PR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.01-1.38) remained associated with having visited a dentist. CONCLUSIONS Oral health literacy and sociodemographic, family, and clinical factors were predictors of having visited a dentist among early adolescents.
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- Érick Tássio Barbosa Neves
- Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraiba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraiba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraiba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Paraiba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Brazil
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