APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Health Literacy Affects Parental Oral Health Behavior Indirectly through Knowledge and Self-Efficacy
- Angela Brega
Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Rachel Johnson
Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Sarah Schmiege
Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Anne Wilson
School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus - Luohua Jiang
School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine - Judith Albino
Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Abstract
Health literacy, the capacity to understand health information, was modeled in a pathway analysis to clarify its relationship with oral health behavioral adherence; it indirectly affected behavioral adherence through knowledge and self-efficacy. This result suggests that interventions for improving oral health should target knowledge and self-efficacy to improve behavioral adherence.
Public Health
