Journal article
Association of Health Literacy and Socioeconomic Status with Oral Health Among Older Adults in Ghana: A Moderation Analysis of Social Capital
Abstract
We examined the moderating role of social capital (SC) in the association of socioeconomic status (SES) and health literacy (HL) with oral health (OH) status and the intentions to use OH services (IUOHS) among older Ghanaians. Data were derived from a cross-sectional survey (n = 522) and analyzed using ordinal and binary logistic regressions. Bridging SC moderated the relationship between HL and oral health status (B = 0. 0.117, p < .05) and …
Authors
Amoah PA; Koduah AO; Gyasi RM; Nyamekye KA; Phillips DR
Journal
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 671–679
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
March 2022
DOI
10.1177/07334648211028391
ISSN
0733-4648