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Rostami M H, Tabatabaei Far S S, Bahrami M A. Investigating the level of oral health literacy among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2023. jdm 2024; 37 : 3
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1- Bachelor of Health Services Management, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Management and Information, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2- Ph.D Student of Healthcare Services Management, Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3- Professor, Department of Healthcare Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2- Ph.D Student of Healthcare Services Management, Student Research Committee, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3- Professor, Department of Healthcare Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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| Background and Aims: Oral health literacy plays an important role in reducing oral health disparities. Evaluation of oral health literacy can be done at individual and population levels. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating oral health literacy among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2023. Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive, applied and cross-sectional. The research population included the students of different academic levels of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, except the final semester students. The sample size was calculated based on the total number of students studying at different levels at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in the second half of the academic year in 2023 using an appropriate statistical formula. Sampling was done in a stratified-random manner according to faculty, field, and level of education. The oral health literacy of the participants based on education level, age, and gender was measured by the oral health literacy adult questionnaire (OHL Adults Questionnaire: OHL-AQ). Data analysis was done using SPSS 27 software and descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, percentage), independent t-test, Kruskal-Wallis, and Tukey test. Results: The findings indicated that the average oral health literacy score of students was 14.75±1.37. Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between the average oral health literacy score of students and the parameters of education level, gender, and age of students (P-value < 0.05). This indictaed that the oral health literacy of students increased in the doctoral level and also with increasing age. In addition, the female students had higher oral health literacy. Conclusion: Based on the results, the oral health literacy among Shiraz medical students was high. People with higher education level and age had higher level of oral and dental health literacy than people with lower education level and age. Oral and dental health literacy level was higher in girls than boys. It can be suggested that a 1) suitable platform be provided in order to improve the level of education of the society, leading to the improvement of the oral health literacy of the people; 2) regular dental examinations in order to increase the oral health literacy of the society is encouraged and promoted, especially in lower year students; and 3) research in effective training in the field of oral health literacy to increase the oral health literacy of people in the society. |
Article number: 3
Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
dental public health
Received: 2024/04/6 | Accepted: 2024/05/18 | Published: 2024/03/29
Received: 2024/04/6 | Accepted: 2024/05/18 | Published: 2024/03/29
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