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The Effect of Socioeconomic Status, Oral Health Consciousness and Behaviors on the Periodontal-health Disparities among Korean Adults  

Park, Hee-Jung (Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University)
Lee, Jun-Hyup (Department of Health Care Management, Korea University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.27, no.1, 2010 , pp. 61-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine socioeconomic inequalities in oral health and to investigate the extent to which socioeconomic disparities in oral health are attenuated by oral health related consciousness and behaviors. Methods: We used data from the third 2006 Korea National Oral Health Survey(KNOHS) and a total of 3,457 subjects aged over 18 years were analyzed. The dependent variable was periodontal conditions which is devided into dichotomy, that is, health and ill-health, using the Community Periodontal Index(CPI) in KNOHS. Socioeconomic status(SES) were measured by educational attainment, income and residential area. Age, gender, oral health consciousness(self-assessed oral health status, concern about oral health and self-perceived dental treatment needs and behaviors(brushing, use of dental floss and dental visits) were adjusted in binary logistic regression analysis. Results and Conclusion: The results show that oral health consciousness and behaviors do not mediate the relationship between SES and periodontal health and there might be limitations to attenuate socioeconomic disparities in oral health only by changing of either oral health consciousness or(and) behaviors. Our findings suggest that more definite oral health policies and dental health education among adults with lower education will need in order to improve oral health.
Keywords
Periodontal health; Socioeconomic status; Oral health inequalities;
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