Brazilian immigrants’ oral health literacy and participation in oral health care in Canada

摘要

Inadequate functional health literacy is a common problem in immigrant populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between oral (dental) health literacy (OHL) and participation in oral health care among Brazilian immigrants in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The study used a cross-sectional design and a convenience sample of 101 Brazilian immigrants selected through the snowball sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression modeling. Most of the sample had adequate OHL (83.1?%). Inadequate/marginal OHL was associated with not visiting a dentist in the preceding year (OR?=?3.61; p?=?0.04), not having a dentist as the primary source of dental information (OR?=?5.55; p?