Open AccessLongitudinal Association of Health Literacy with Parental Oral Health Behavior
Author(s) -
Angela G. Brega,
Rachel L. Johnson,
Sarah J. Schmiege,
Luohua Jiang,
Anne Wilson,
Judith Albino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
health literacy research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2475-6024
pISSN - 2474-8307
DOI - 10.3928/24748307-20211105-01
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , health literacy , psychology , literacy , developmental psychology , oral health , longitudinal study , medicine , political science , family medicine , pedagogy , health care , psychotherapist , law , pathology
Prior studies suggest that parents with limited health literacy (HL) may be less likely to engage in oral health practices known to protect children's oral health. Earlier work has relied on cross-sectional data, however, so it is unclear whether HL influences parental behavior or is merely correlated with it.