Table 3.
Comparison of levels of literacy with clinical parameters and self-reported oral health as a measure of predictive and concurrent validity respectively
| Clinical parameters | OHL-AQ-H | p(Chi-Square) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low OHL | Moderate OHL | High OHL | ||
| (0-9) | (10-11) | (12-17) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| OHI-simplified | ||||
| Good | 0 (0) | 7 (20) | 28 (80) | <0.005 |
| Fair | 11 (12.22) | 6 (6.67) | 73 (81.11) | |
| Poor | 11 (24.44) | 6 (13.34) | 28 (62.22) | |
| Dentition status | ||||
| DMFT < 5 | 7 (5.03) | 16 (11.52) | 116 (83.45) | < 0.001 |
| DMFT > 5 | 15 (48.38) | 3 (9.69) | 13 (41.93) | |
| Self reported oral health | ||||
| Poor | 6 (7.79) | 14 (18.19) | 57 (74.02) | 0.01 |
| Good | 16 (17.22) | 5 (5.37) | 72 (77.41) | |