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Year 2024, Volume: 34 Issue: 1, 47 - 53, 18.01.2024
https://doi.org/10.5152/CRDS.2023.222344

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  • 8. Nutbeam D. Health promotion glossary. Health Promot Int. 1998;13(4):349-364. [CrossRef]
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  • 10. Sørensen K, Van den Broucke S, Fullam J, et al. Health literacy and public health: a systematic review and integration of definitions and models. BMC Public Health. 2012;12:80. [CrossRef]
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Relationship Between Health Literacy Level and Gingival Health

Year 2024, Volume: 34 Issue: 1, 47 - 53, 18.01.2024
https://doi.org/10.5152/CRDS.2023.222344

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Objective: Oral and dental health is an inseparable component of general health. In this study, it was aimed to assess the relationship between health literacy level and dental and gum health of individuals.
Methods: This study was conducted with 342 randomly selected participants at 3 institutions with the highest patient density. Initially, dental and gum health of the participants were evalu- ated. Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 (TSOY-32) was used to evaluate the health literacy levels of the participants. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Statistics, version 22.0 software.
Results: The average TSOY-32 score of the participants was determined as 22.85 ± 8, ranging from
2.60 to 41.67. The average scores of the participants selected from the Faculty of Dentistry, the Oral and Dental Health Center, and the Dental Polyclinics of Mareşal Çakmak State Hospital were 25.12 ± 7.8, 21.11 ± 8.1, and 22.31 ± 7.7, respectively. The TSOY-32 mean score was calculated as 25.36 for the participants with 1 and 2 tooth brushing frequencies per day and 17.66 for the individuals who brush their teeth only when they remember (P < .05). The gingival and Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs index values were lower in participants with high health literacy levels (P < .05).
Conclusion: It has been determined that individuals with high health literacy levels pay more attention to oral hygiene habits; therefore, their teeth and gums are healthier.
Keywords: Dental health surveys, gingival index, health literacy, oral hygiene, periodontal index, public health

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Amaç: Ağız ve diş sağlığı genel sağlığın ayrılmaz bir bileşenidir. Bu çalışmada bireylerin sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyi ile diş ve diş eti sağlığı arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı.
Yöntemler: Bu çalışma, hasta yoğunluğunun en fazla olduğu üç kurumda rastgele seçilmiş 342 katılımcı ile gerçekleştirildi. Öncelikle katılımcıların diş ve diş eti sağlıkları değerlendirildi. Katılımcıların sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeylerini değerlendirmek amacıyla Türkiye Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği-32 (TSOY-32) kullanıldı. Veriler SPSS versiyon 22.0 programı kullanılarak analiz edildi.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama TSOY-32 puanı 22,85±8 olup 2,60 ile 41,67 arasında değiş- mektedir. Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi, Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Merkezi ve Mareşal Çakmak Devlet Hastanesi Diş Polikliniklerinden seçilen katılımcıların ortalama puanları sırasıyla 25,12±7,8, 21,11±8,1 ve 22,31±7,7 olarak gerçekleşti. Günde bir ve iki diş fırçalama sıklığına sahip katılımcı- ların TSOY-32 puanı ortalaması 25,36, dişlerini yalnızca hatırladığı zaman fırçalayan bireylerin ise 17,66 puan olarak hesaplandı (P < 0,05). Sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyi yüksek olan katılımcılarda diş eti ve CPITN indeks değerleri daha düşüktü (P < 0,05).
Sonuç: Sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyi yüksek bireylerin ağız hijyeni alışkanlıklarına daha fazla dikkat ettikleri, dolayısıyla diş ve diş eti sağlıklarının daha iyi olduğu belirlendi.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Diş sağlığı araştırmaları, diş eti indeksi, sağlık okuryazarlığı, ağız sağlığı, peri- odontal indeks, halk sağlığı

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  • 5. Okyay P, Abacıgil F. Türkiye sağlık okuryazarlığı ölçekleri güvenilirlik ve geçerlilik çalışması. Avrupa Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği Türkçe Uyarlaması (ASOY-TR) Mayıs. 2016:24-41.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Periodontics
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Gurbet Alev Öztaş Şahiner This is me

Recep Orbak This is me

Publication Date January 18, 2024
Submission Date March 17, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 34 Issue: 1

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AMA Öztaş Şahiner GA, Orbak R. Relationship Between Health Literacy Level and Gingival Health. Curr Res Dent Sci. January 2024;34(1):47-53. doi:10.5152/CRDS.2023.222344

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