Background Health literacy comprises the ability to identify, obtain, interpret and act upon
health information. Low health literacy is a major risk factor for hospitalizations, use of …

Research on health literacy is expanding worldwide. Health literacy has been recognised as
a critical determinant of health at the 2016 Shanghai Declaration. Little is known about …

(1) Purpose: To assess the oral health literacy (OHL) of parents and its association with the
caries experience of their preschool children attending the Hospital University Sains …

Purpose Oral health is important for general health; nurses are expected to possess good
oral health awareness and work together for public oral health promotion. The purpose of …

Objective: Observed disparities in health behaviors and outcomes may be associated with
socio-structural variables and individuals' beliefs concerning health behaviors. We proposed …

Maternal knowledge, literacy, and behaviours in the area of oral health may greatly
influence the risk of caries and the oral health status of children from the youngest age …

Health literacy is progressively seen as an indicator to describe a nation's health status. To
improve health literacy, countries need to address health inequalities by examining different …

Introduction: Oral candidiasis is one of the most common fungal infections that has been
widely reported around the world. In Malaysia, the available studies for this infection are …

Abstract Background The Arabic version of the short form of the Health Literacy in Dentistry
scale (HeLD) had not yet been developed in previously published studies. This study aims …

Objectives Oral health literacy (OHL) is suggested as an important denominator of oral
health. This study aimed to identify ways to improve oral health by exploring the association …