ArticleJournal of community health2016
The Association of Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health Knowledge with Social Determinants in Pregnant Brazilian Women.
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- Longitudinal Association of Health Literacy with Parental Oral Health Behavior.Health literacy research and practice · 2021Trial
- Assessment of Oral Health Literacy and Influencing Factors: Retrospective Analysis of Patients Treated by Dental Students.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Childhood dental caries in context: associations with parental oral health literacy, parenting practices, stress, and socioeconomic status.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Article
- Different dimensions of oral health literacy and tooth avulsion management: pre-post study with schoolteachers.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- [Determinants of the use of dental services in the pre-gestational and gestational periods: a cross-sectional study].Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Oral health-related quality of life and its association with oral health literacy and dental caries experience among a group of pregnant women.Dental research journal · 2025Article
- Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes for Egyptian Primigravida Women after Antenatal Dental Health Education Program.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Assessment of women's needs and wishes regarding interprofessional guidance on oral health in pregnancy - a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Roles of Health Literacy in Relation to Social Determinants of Health and Recommendations for Informatics-Based Interventions: Systematic Review.Online journal of public health informatics · 2024Review
- An Epistemic Look at Parental Conceptual Knowledge and Oral Health Outcomes in Children.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
- Oral health literacy and its association with oral health-related quality of life amongst pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Do sociodemographic factors influence the levels of health and oral literacy? A cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Maternal Knowledge of Oral Health During Pregnancy and Childbirth.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Oral health literacy, knowledge and perceptions in a socially and culturally diverse population: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Impact of the use of dental services on dental pain according to adolescents' skin colour: a 10-year cohort.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Literacy of Pregnant Women: A Scoping Review.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2023Article
- Patterns of Change in Parental Health Literacy in Relation to Children's Oral Health.Health literacy research and practice · 2023Article
- Evidence from the Hamburg City Health Study - association between education and periodontitis.BMC public health · 2022Observational
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess oral health literacy (OHL) in pregnant women and its association with social determinants and knowledge regarding eating habits and oral hygiene in infants. This cross-sectional study assessed 175 pregnant women in a hospital in southern Brazil. Socioeconomic and demographic data were obtained using a questionnaire, and OHL was determined by the Brazilian Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (BREALD-30). Eating habits and oral hygiene knowledge were assessed by statements on a 3-point Likert scale. The data were analyzed using Spearman correlations and the Mann-Whitney U test (α = 0.05). The mean (SD) age was 26.2 (6.17) years. Most of the participants had up to 8 years of education (60.0 %) and belonged to socioeconomic class "C" or lower (56.0 %). The mean (SD) score on the BREALD-30 was 22.4 (4.66). A positive correlation was found between BREALD-30 scores and knowledge (r s = 0.370, p < 0.001), income (r s = 0.374, p < 0.001), and the age at which infants first consumed sugar in their diets (r s = 0.370, p < 0.001). A negative correlation was found between BREALD-30 scores and domicile agglomeration (r s = -0.237, p = 0.020). BREALD-30 scores were higher among pregnant women who had more than 8 years of education (p < 0.001), who belonged to higher socioeconomic classes (p < 0.001), and who were employed (p = 0.025). A significant correlation was found between OHL and knowledge. Lower social determinants were associated with lower OHL. Oral health literacy should be considered in health education practices to facilitate adherence to health recommendations in pregnant women.
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