Assessment of oral health literacy among adults of the nomadic population
| Autor: | Hamid Gheibipour, Ali Ahmadi, Abolghsem Shokri |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Dental Medicine, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 177-185 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1024-641X 2008-2444 |
| Popis: | Background and Aims: One of the most important determinants of health is Oral Health Literacy (OHL). The aim of this study was to investigate the OHL among nomadic population in Kouhrang city as pristine society. Materials and Methods: This was a cross -sectional descriptive study among 200 nomadic population aged 18-60 years of Kouhrang city in 2018. Data were collected using a questionnaire and face-to-face interview, sampling method was performed by randomized cluster. The questionnaire consisted of 17 questions in 4 sections of reading comprehension, listening, perception of number, and decision making. According to the number of questions, the questionnaire score was formed 0 to 17 and the nomadic populations were categorized into three groups with inadequate OHL (0-9), borderline OHL (10-11), and adequate OHL (912-17). Results: The mean and standard deviation of the participants in this study was 35.49±12.00. The results showed that 7.00% of participants had sufficient OHL (12-17), 21.51% borderline (10-11), and 71.50% had inadequate OHL (0-9). The mean and standard deviation of OHL score in general was 7.65±2.80, and the mean DMFT index was 8.03±5.64 (P |
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