Open AccessThe Relationship of Oral Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy With Oral Health Status and Dental Neglect
Author(s) -
Jessica Y. Lee,
Kimon Divaris,
A. Diane Baker,
R. Gary Rozier,
William F. Vann
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300291
Subject(s) - oral health , neglect , health literacy , medicine , dental health , environmental health , literacy , public health , family medicine , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , health care , political science , pedagogy , law
We examined the associations of oral health literacy (OHL) with oral health status (OHS) and dental neglect (DN), and we explored whether self-efficacy mediated or modified these associations.