Oral health literacy among adults in Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Introduction: There is an emerging need to improve oral health literacy (OHL) for good oral health outcomes worldwide. Many OHL tools have been developed, and the Indonesian version of Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD-ID) has the potential to be a valid and reliable oral health instrument for use in Indonesia. Objectives: We aimed to measure OHL using HeLD-ID and to analyze the socioeconomic determinants of OHL among adults in Jakarta. Material and methods: In total, 1000 adults representing five regions of Jakarta completed a 29-item OHL self-assessment using the HeLD-ID scale. The self-assessment also gathered socioeconomic and demographic data. The responses were graded on a 5-point Likert-type scale. A higher score indicated better OHL. Results: The overall mean HeLD-ID score was 2.73 ± 1.03. The score was significantly affected by age, region, marital status, the number of dependents, occupation, the level of education, income, and the type of health insurance. Only sex did not affect the scores. The overall Cronbach's α coefficient of the questionnaire was 0.958, and none of the CITC values were < 0.3. Conclusion: This study showed that HeLD-ID can successfully be applied to assess the OHL of adults in Jakarta. Additionally, it found that the overall OHL was lower than that of a previous study, with many sociodemographic factors significantly affecting OHL.

Oral health literacy in Malang City, Indonesia

“…15 HeLD consists of seven domains including Receptivity, Understanding, Support, Economic Barrier, Access, Communication, and Utilization. 9 Several previous studies have examined the impact of OHL on oral health status and behavior. They indicate that there is a significant relationship between high OHL and overall oral health.…”

“…5 There are many tools available to measure OHL, and one of them is Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD) questionnaire. 9 The benefit using HeLD questionnaire besides it concerns in cultural appropriateness, it also covers more domains such as communication, access, economic barriers, receptivity, understanding, utilization, and support. 9 Based on previous study, HeLD questionnaire has been translated into Indonesian Language (HeLD-ID) and showed as a potential to be a valid and reliable oral health instrument particularly in Indonesia.…”

“…9 The benefit using HeLD questionnaire besides it concerns in cultural appropriateness, it also covers more domains such as communication, access, economic barriers, receptivity, understanding, utilization, and support. 9 Based on previous study, HeLD questionnaire has been translated into Indonesian Language (HeLD-ID) and showed as a potential to be a valid and reliable oral health instrument particularly in Indonesia. 9 As mentioned before, Malang has a very high number of population who had dental and oral health problems.…”

“…9 Based on previous study, HeLD questionnaire has been translated into Indonesian Language (HeLD-ID) and showed as a potential to be a valid and reliable oral health instrument particularly in Indonesia. 9 As mentioned before, Malang has a very high number of population who had dental and oral health problems. However, very few studies have been done to assess the information regarding OHL among adult in Malang.…”

Literacy Level on Dental and Oral Health in Health Students (Non Dentisty)

“…According to a study in 2018 in Jakarta, the oral health literacy rate decreases with age. This is influenced by several factors, such as mental health, reading ability, health status, and vision 22 .…”