Health Literacy Associations with Periodontal Disease among Slovak Adults
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15260%2F20%3A73603429" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15260/20:73603429 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/2152/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/6/2152/htm</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062152" target="_blank" >10.3390/ijerph17062152</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Health Literacy Associations with Periodontal Disease among Slovak Adults
Original language description
Periodontal disease is inflammation of the gums and without good oral hygiene, it can progress to periodontitis. Oral hygiene might be related to a patient's health literacy (HL), defined as ability to gain access, understand, and use information to promote and maintain good health. The aim of our study is to examine the associations of HL with indicators of periodontal disease. A cross-sectional study on 1117 adults (36.2% males; mean age = 36.4, SD = 14.2) attending dental hygiene treatment was conducted. Data on demographics, socioeconomic status, and nine domains of HL (Health Literacy Questionnaire, HLQ) were collected by questionnaire, and Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN) was established by the dental hygienist. Data were analysed using t-tests and logistic regression. Respondents with periodontal disease (N = 152) had statistically significantly lower levels of HL in seven out of nine HLQ domains compared to intact patients (N = 818) (t from 3.03 to 4.75, p < 0.01). Association of higher HL in seven domains with lower chance of diagnosed periodontal disease remain significant even after adjustment for age, gender and educational attainment (adjusted ORs 0.55-0.67, p < 0.05). Our findings confirm that an individual's lower HL is significantly associated with higher chance of periodontal disease incidence, specifically among Slovak adults attending oral hygiene clinics. HL might be a promising factor in the improvement of oral health in this population, worthy of consideration in intervention and preventive activities.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30304 - Public and environmental health
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN
1661-7827
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Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000529342300342
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85082726178