Association between health information literacy and oral health-related indicators in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study using data from the 2023 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (한국 성인의 건강정보 이해 능력과 구강건강 관련 지표의 연관성 : 2023년도 국민건강영양조사자료를 활용한 단면조사연구)

Da-Jeong Kim (김다정); LEE JI YOUNG (이지영); Yu-Rin Kim (김유린)

doi:10.13065/jksdh.2025.25.2.6

Association between health information literacy and oral health-related indicators in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study using data from the 2023 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
2025, 25(2), pp.143~152
DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.2025.25.2.6
Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
Received : January 2, 2025
Accepted : February 10, 2025
Published : April 30, 2025

Da-Jeong Kim ¹, LEE JI YOUNG ², Yu-Rin Kim ¹

¹신라대학교 치위생학과
²대동대학교 치위생과

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Objectives: In the present study, we aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy and oral health-related indicators in Korean adults. Methods: We used data from 2023, the second year of the 9th period when health information literacy was newly introduced during the National Health and Nutrition Survey, and grouped it using measurement tools of health information literacy. Results: In model 2, which was corrected for sociodemographic characteristics, the number of units required for a fixed prosthesis increased by 0.098 and difficulties with speaking function increased by 0.138 (p<0.05) in the incorrect answer group compared with that of the correct answer group. Conclusions: The ability to understand health information correlated with oral health-related indicators. Therefore, future policies and educational interventions should focus on simultaneously improving health information comprehension and oral health.

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Adult, Big data, Health literacy, Oral health, South Korea

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