Oral health literacy among clients visiting a Rural Dental College in north India- A crosssectional study

Ramandeep, Gambhir; Arshdeep, Singh; Kapoor, Vinod; Parampreet, Pannu

doi:10.4314/ejhs.v24i3.10

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“…Conceptual knowledge scores of male participants in the present study were lower compared to the female participants; a similar trend has been reported in the findings of study conducted by Gambhir et al . [ 14 ] Higher income and better education were associated with higher levels of CMOHK scores similar to the findings of the study conducted by McQuistan et al . [ 12 ]…”

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Conceptual knowledge of oral health among school teachers in South India, India

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Objective:To measure conceptual oral health knowledge among school teachers using comprehensive measure of oral health knowledge (CMOHK) instrument.Materials and Methods:A total of 240 school teachers drawn through cluster random sampling from across Sullia taluk. Conceptual knowledge was assessed using Comprehensive measure of oral health knowledge questionnaire. Oral health status was recorded on a World Health Organization oral health assessment Proforma.Results:Overall distribution of CMOHK scores revealed that 106(44%) subjects had good conceptual oral health knowledge, 81(33.7%) subjects had fair and 53(22%) subjects were categorized under poor conceptual knowledge respectively. Statistically significant difference was observed for mean scores for conceptual knowledge in relation to gender (12.8v/s 15.3), in terms of type of school teachers (14.4 v/s 11.2) and in relation to age of the subjects. Primary school teachers exhibited a consistently better CMOHK scores 0.003(0.001-0.011) compared to their high school counterparts 0.003(0.001-0.012).Conclusion:The mean CMOHK score of this group was 12.5±1.3 and is considered to be fair. There is an inverse association between age, educational levels and income in relation to CMOHK scores.

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Conceptual knowledge of oral health among school teachers in South India, India

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“…[Binkley, Matheson and Williams, 1997] LMICs like Bangladesh, Mozambique, India, Zambia and sub-Saharan countries also researched the association of health literacy with oral health, child nutritional status, cardiovascular mortality and HIV infection. [McClintock, et al, 2017;Tique et al, 2017;Johri et al , 2016;Ramandeep, et al, 2014;Schrauben and Wiebe, 2017;Das, et al, 2017].…”

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“Health literacy assessment of primary care patients in Low and Middle Income Countries”

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Background: Health literacy includes cognitive and social skills which help patients to access, understand and use medical information in ways that promote and maintain good health. Recently health literacy emerged as an important topic for public health and health policy makers.Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate health literacy level among patients of primary care centers in Prishtina and its association with socioeconomic status, education level, hospitalization rates, self-perception on health and frequency of visits to the doctor.Methods: Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults was used to collect the data. S-TOFHLA administration criteria were strictly followed. 557 questionnaires were collected, filled by patients around Prishtina visiting primary healthcare centers, and further analyzed with SPSS.Participants: Every third patient, older than 15 years old, who entered doctor's office, was asked to fulfill the test totaling 557 patients.Results: From 557 surveyed patients, according to S-TOFHLA scoring criteria, 79 % of patients are considered as health literate, 9 % have moderate knowledge and 12 % are health illiterate. Results revealed statistically significant differences in test performance between patients with different levels of education (p < .01), between males and females (p = .033), or between patients with different hospitalization rates (p < .05).Conclusions: From results obtained, we can conclude there is an association between health literacy level and variables like gender, socioeconomic status, education level and hospitalization rates.

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“…The results of Naghibi Sistani et al (23) are in line with the findings of the present study. In another study in India, Ramandeep et al (24) distributed a researcher-made questionnaire among the subjects referred to the dental school, and the degree of favorable oral health literacy was obtained as 12.5%. In the present study, the mean oral health literacy was 11.09 ± 3.18 in females and 10.15 ± 3.65 in males and there was a positive correlation between health literacy and female gender (linear regression coefficient = 0.91 and P value = 0.01, Table 3).…”

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Health Literacy and Its Determinants in Adult Patients Referred to Dental Clinics: A Cross Sectional Study in Mashhad, Iran

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Background: Health literacy is the capacity of individuals to obtain, understand, and interpret basic health information that is necessary to make appropriate health-related decisions. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between oral health literacy and the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index, which was conducted in Mashhad dental clinics in 2016. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 380 patients referred to private and public clinics in Mashhad filled out the oral health literacy adult's questionnaire (OHL-AQ). The questionnaire contained 4 sections: reading, numeracy, listening, and decision making. Each correct answer was assigned a score of 1 and incorrect or no response were assigned with zero score. The DMFT index was evaluated based on decayed, missing, and filling teeth. Data analysis was performed using chi-square and linear regression tests. Results: The mean score for oral health literacy was 10.6 ± 3.4. Among patients 46.8% had favorable oral health literacy level, 19.7% were with relatively favorable, and 33.4% were with unfavorable health literacy levels. The average of the DMFT index in the studied group was 8.3 ± 4.9 and was higher among males than females. A significant correlation between the health literacy level and the DMFT index was observed; however, the correlation was negative and weak (R=-0.127). Conclusions: The average of oral health literacy level for the entire study population was relatively appropriate, and the majority of the subjects (46.8%) represented a good oral health literacy level. Furthermore, education, economic status, and collecting information from different sources of oral health are important factors affecting the level of oral health literacy.

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Oral health literacy among clients visiting a Rural Dental College in north India- A crosssectional study

Cited by 16 publications

References 19 publications

Conceptual knowledge of oral health among school teachers in South India, India

Conceptual knowledge of oral health among school teachers in South India, India

“Health literacy assessment of primary care patients in Low and Middle Income Countries”

Health Literacy and Its Determinants in Adult Patients Referred to Dental Clinics: A Cross Sectional Study in Mashhad, Iran

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