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Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of oral health behavior (OHB) and the use of dental services with oral health literacy (OHL) among Iranian adults. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional population study of a random sample of 1031 adults aged 18–65 in Tehran, Iran. We collected data on tooth brushi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729786 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ejd.ejd_332_16 |
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author | Naghibi Sistani, Mohammad Mehdi Virtanen, Jorma I. Yazdani, Reza Murtomaa, Heikki |
author_facet | Naghibi Sistani, Mohammad Mehdi Virtanen, Jorma I. Yazdani, Reza Murtomaa, Heikki |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of oral health behavior (OHB) and the use of dental services with oral health literacy (OHL) among Iranian adults. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional population study of a random sample of 1031 adults aged 18–65 in Tehran, Iran. We collected data on tooth brushing frequency, the consumption of sugary snacks and beverages, and time since last dental visit. To measure OHL, we used a validated OHL adults’ questionnaire (OHL-AQ). In addition to descriptive analysis, we used multiple logistic regression models to assess the association of OHB and the most recent dental visit with OHL while controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors. RESULTS: The participants’ mean age was 36.3 (standard deviation 12.9), and 51% were women. Of the participants, 81.3% reported brushing their teeth daily (≥1/day), 37.6% consumed sugary snacks or beverages between meals less than once daily (<1/day), and 36.8% used dental services within the past 6 months. In the adjusted models, high OHL scores significantly correlated with daily (≥1/day) tooth brushing (odds ratio [OR] = 1.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30–2.98), the consumption of sugary snacks or beverages (<1/day between meals) (OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.13–2.15) and the recent use of dental services (≤6 months) (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.15–2.21), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: OHL relates significantly to improved OHB and the use of dental services. Oral health promotion programs should, therefore, take into account improvements in adults’ OHL, particularly in countries with developing health-care services. |
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spelling | pubmed-55025582017-07-20 Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran Naghibi Sistani, Mohammad Mehdi Virtanen, Jorma I. Yazdani, Reza Murtomaa, Heikki Eur J Dent Original Article OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of oral health behavior (OHB) and the use of dental services with oral health literacy (OHL) among Iranian adults. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional population study of a random sample of 1031 adults aged 18–65 in Tehran, Iran. We collected data on tooth brushing frequency, the consumption of sugary snacks and beverages, and time since last dental visit. To measure OHL, we used a validated OHL adults’ questionnaire (OHL-AQ). In addition to descriptive analysis, we used multiple logistic regression models to assess the association of OHB and the most recent dental visit with OHL while controlling for socioeconomic and demographic factors. RESULTS: The participants’ mean age was 36.3 (standard deviation 12.9), and 51% were women. Of the participants, 81.3% reported brushing their teeth daily (≥1/day), 37.6% consumed sugary snacks or beverages between meals less than once daily (<1/day), and 36.8% used dental services within the past 6 months. In the adjusted models, high OHL scores significantly correlated with daily (≥1/day) tooth brushing (odds ratio [OR] = 1.97, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30–2.98), the consumption of sugary snacks or beverages (<1/day between meals) (OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.13–2.15) and the recent use of dental services (≤6 months) (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 1.15–2.21), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: OHL relates significantly to improved OHB and the use of dental services. Oral health promotion programs should, therefore, take into account improvements in adults’ OHL, particularly in countries with developing health-care services. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5502558/ /pubmed/28729786 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ejd.ejd_332_16 Text en Copyright: © 2017 European Journal of Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Naghibi Sistani, Mohammad Mehdi Virtanen, Jorma I. Yazdani, Reza Murtomaa, Heikki Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran |
title | Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran |
title_full | Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran |
title_fullStr | Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran |
title_full_unstemmed | Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran |
title_short | Association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in Tehran, Iran |
title_sort | association of oral health behavior and the use of dental services with oral health literacy among adults in tehran, iran |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28729786 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ejd.ejd_332_16 |
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