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Makara Journal of Health Research

2019

Health status disparities

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Social Class Inequalities In Tooth-Brushing Time: The Role Of Material, Behavioral, Psychosocial, And Workplace Environmental Factors Among The South Korean Population, Herry Novrinda, Dong-Hun Han, Peter Andreas Apr 2019

Social Class Inequalities In Tooth-Brushing Time: The Role Of Material, Behavioral, Psychosocial, And Workplace Environmental Factors Among The South Korean Population, Herry Novrinda, Dong-Hun Han, Peter Andreas

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Inequality in health should be prevented. The aims of this study were to assess inequalities prevalent in tooth-brushing after lunch (TAL) and in tooth-brushing before sleep (TBS) among Koreans using the NMSC indicator and to assess the role of material, health behavioral, psychosocial, and workplace environmental (WPE) determinants in associating the indicator with tooth brushing activities. Methods: The data were from the 4th KNHANES with 6,710 workers and entrepreneurs from 19 to 54 year old, who were grouped into 12 social class positions. TAL and TBS were the outcomes. Data analysis was performed using a logistic …