Trial reportHealth education research2016
Association of parental health literacy with oral health of Navajo Nation preschoolers.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Family-centred interventions for Indigenous early childhood well-being by primary healthcare services.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Pathways Through Which Health Literacy Is Linked to Parental Oral Health Behavior in an American Indian Tribe.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Trial
- Longitudinal Association of Health Literacy with Parental Oral Health Behavior.Health literacy research and practice · 2021Trial
- Factors Associated with Dental Pain in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years.BioMed research international · 2017Trial
- Parental Health Literacy as a Determinant of Parenting Practices and Early Childhood Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Oral Health in Early Childhood: A Cross-Sectional Study on Maternal Knowledge, Attitude and Practice.Cureus · 2025Article
- [Evaluation of reliability and validity of Chinese version of a short-form of Health Literacy Dental scale (HeLD-14) in the application among parents of preschool children].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2024Article
- Family factors associated with dental caries among 5-year-old preschool children.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2024Article
- Patterns of Change in Parental Health Literacy in Relation to Children's Oral Health.Health literacy research and practice · 2023Article
- Health Literacy in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Influence of Parental Health Literacy on Change over Time in the Oral Health of American Indian Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Seeking community water fluoridation information on state health department websites.PloS one · 2021Article
- Health Literacy and Parental Oral Health Knowledge, Beliefs, Behavior, and Status Among Parents of American Indian Newborns.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Mothers' oral health literacy and children's oral health status in Pikine, Senegal: A pilot study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Relationship of Oral Health Literacy with Dental Caries and Oral Health Behavior of Children and Their Parents.Journal of dentistry (Tehran, Iran) · 2018Article
- Parental psychosocial factors and childhood caries prevention: Data from an American Indian population.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2018Article
- Absence of a moderating effect of parent health literacy on Early Head Start enrollment and dental use.Journal of public health dentistry · 2018Article
- Health Literacy Estimation of English and Spanish Language Caregivers.Health literacy research and practice · 2018Article
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- [Parents' oral health literacy and its association with their children's oral health: a review].Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Review
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Abstract
Health literacy is 'the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions'. Although numerous studies show a link between health literacy and clinical outcomes, little research has examined the association of health literacy with oral health. No large-scale studies have assessed these relationships among American Indians, a population at risk for limited health literacy and oral health problems. This analysis was conducted as part of a clinical trial aimed at reducing dental decay among preschoolers in the Navajo Nation Head Start program. Using baseline data for 1016 parent-child dyads, we examined the association of parental health literacy with parents' oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, as well as indicators of parental and pediatric oral health. More limited health literacy was associated with lower levels of oral health knowledge, more negative oral health attitudes, and lower levels of adherence to recommended oral health behavior. Parents with more limited health literacy also had significantly worse oral health status (OHS) and reported their children to have significantly worse oral health-related quality of life. These results highlight the importance of oral health promotion interventions that are sensitive to the needs of participants with limited health literacy.
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