The relationship between oral and dental health literacy and health-seeking behaviors: a multicenter community-based study
The positive correlation between the OHL score, the total health-seeking behavior score, and the online health-seeking behavior score, indicating that as oral health literacy increases, individuals are more likely to engage in health-seeking behaviors in general, particularly through online sources. Several public health strategies can be proposed to improve oral health literacy and promote appropriate health-seeking behaviors.
Authors
- Zeynep Meva Altaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0475-8946)
- Melek Nur Aslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-5238)
- Şeyma Halaç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-5571)
- Mehmet Akif Sezerol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-1343)
Institutions
- Istanbul Medipol University (TR)
- Fatih University (TR)
- Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Istanbul University (TR)
- Marmara University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24904-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82