ArticleBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz2021
[Oral health literacy of persons with migration background-first results of the MuMi study].
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- Oral health in migrant population of Germany: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The role of oral health literacy in shaping health behaviors among migrants in Norway. An integrative review.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Impact of Health System Structures on Caries Prevalence Among Schoolchildren in Germany and Saudi Arabia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of and Factors Influencing Oral Health Behaviours in 2-Year-Old Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Data from the KUNO-Kids Health Study.Caries research · 2025Article
- Oral health literacy and oral health status of a german adult population with migration background - findings from the MuMi Study.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Digital Health Literacy of the Population in Germany and Its Association With Physical Health, Mental Health, Life Satisfaction, and Health Behaviors: Nationally Representative Survey Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- [Association of oral health literacy and behaviour with physical oral health. What role can dental education play?]Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2023Article
- Religious affiliation and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Germany.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- An Evidence-Based Digital Prevention Program to Improve Oral Health Literacy of People With a Migration Background: Intervention Mapping Approach.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Evidence from the Hamburg City Health Study - association between education and periodontitis.BMC public health · 2022Observational
- Association between migration and oral health-related quality of life: results from a nationally representative online survey.BMC oral health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundFirst investigations indicate a migration background of residents in Germany as a discrete risk factor for poor oral health. A lower level of oral health literacy among people with a migration background is considered a reason worthy of being investigated.
aimThis article presents results on oral health literacy and oral health gained from the MuMi study (promoting oral health and oral health literacy of people with a migration background).
methodsThe oral health and oral health literacy as well as the sociodemographics of patients with and without migration background were examined in 40 dental surgeries in Hamburg, Germany. Associations between migrant status, oral health, and oral health literacy were analyzed with logistic regressions. Potential confounders were gradually integrated into the multivariate analyses.
resultsPatients with and without a migration background differed significantly in oral health literacy and clinical parameters of oral health (approximal plaque index and degree of caries restoration). The logistic regression analysis revealed highly significant associations between migration background, oral health literacy, and oral hygiene, while also accounting for education and socioeconomic status. DISCUSSION: Migration background constitutes a discrete risk factor for lower oral health and oral health literacy for these relevant population groups. This fact needs stronger reflection in further research and political decision-making in order to promote equality of oral health opportunities.
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