Oral Health Disparities and Psychosocial Correlates of Self-Rated Oral Health in the National Survey of American Life

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 100; no. S1; pp. S246 - S255
• Main Authors: Finlayson, Tracy L, Williams, David R, Siefert, Kristine, Jackson, James S, Nowjack-Raymer, Ruth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Am Public Health Assoc 01.04.2010; American Public Health Association
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Black or African American - psychology; Caribbean Region - ethnology; Dental care; Dental insurance; Disease; Education; Ethnicity; Female; Gender; Health behavior; Health disparities; Health Status Disparities; Health Surveys; Hispanic Americans; Hispanic people; Humans; Male; Medical research; Middle Aged; Minority & ethnic groups; Neighborhoods; Oral Health; Oral hygiene; Perceptions; Psychological aspects; Psychology; Public health; Race; Racial differences; Regression Analysis; Research and Practice; Risk factors; Secondary schools; Self esteem; Sociodemographics; Stress; Studies; United States; White people; White People - psychology; Young Adult; United States; Caribbean Region

We sought to better understand the determinants of oral health disparities by examining individual-level psychosocial stressors and resources and self-rated oral health in nationally representative samples of Black American, Caribbean Black, and non-Hispanic White adults. We conducted logistic regre...