Ebrahimi Negar, Sargeran Katayoun, Yazdani Reza
Dental Implant Research Center, Dental Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Front Dent. 2025 Apr 10;22:13. doi: 10.18502/fid.v22i13.18469. eCollection 2025.
Oral health literacy (OHL) is a concept far beyond reading and including other skills such as numeracy skills, listening, and decision-making. Self-reported oral health(SROH) is a reliable and cost-effective measure of dental and periodontal conditions. The current study aimed to evaluate the association between various aspects of OHL and SROH. This cross-sectional study was conducted among adults visiting a dental school. One interviewer asked each individual "How would you describe your oral health at present?" to measure SROH. Two response categories were "good" and "poor". OHL-AQ (Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire) was used to measure different aspects of OHL (Reading comprehension and knowledge, listening, numeracy and communication, and decision-making skills). The total scores ranged from 0 and 17. To analyze the data binary logistic regression and chi-square tests were performed. (P=0.05) Totally 253 adults participated. Most participants (65.21%) were females. The numbers of subjects with good and poor SROH were 127(50.20%) and 126(49.80%) respectively. The mean age of the participants was 37.75±10.69 years and ranged from 18 to 65 years. The overall mean OHL score was 11.74±3.12. Out of the components of OHL in OHL-AQ, reading comprehension and knowledge skills (p=0.032), and decision-making skills (p=0.013) had a significant positive correlation with good SROH. In contrast, listening (p=0.955) and numeracy skills (p=0.349) did not exhibit a similar association. OHL level, particularly decision-making, reading comprehension, and knowledge skills, is associated with SROH.
口腔健康素养（OHL）是一个远超阅读范畴的概念，还包括诸如算术技能、听力和决策能力等其他技能。自我报告的口腔健康状况（SROH）是衡量牙齿和牙周状况的一种可靠且经济高效的方法。本研究旨在评估口腔健康素养的各个方面与自我报告的口腔健康状况之间的关联。这项横断面研究在一所牙科学院就诊的成年人中进行。一名访谈者询问每个个体“你如何描述你目前的口腔健康状况？”以测量自我报告的口腔健康状况。两个回答类别为“良好”和“不佳”。口腔健康素养成人问卷（OHL-AQ）用于测量口腔健康素养的不同方面（阅读理解与知识、听力、算术与沟通以及决策能力）。总分范围为0至17分。为分析数据，进行了二元逻辑回归和卡方检验（P = 0.05）。共有253名成年人参与。大多数参与者（65.21%）为女性。自我报告的口腔健康状况良好和不佳的受试者人数分别为127人（50.20%）和126人（49.80%）。参与者的平均年龄为37.75±10.69岁，年龄范围为18至65岁。口腔健康素养的总体平均得分是11.74±3.12。在口腔健康素养成人问卷的口腔健康素养组成部分中，阅读理解与知识技能（p = 0.032）以及决策能力（p = 0.013）与良好的自我报告的口腔健康状况呈显著正相关。相比之下，听力（p = 0.955）和算术技能（p = 0.349）未表现出类似的关联。口腔健康素养水平，尤其是决策能力、阅读理解和知识技能，与自我报告的口腔健康状况相关。
