NDLI: Religious affiliation and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Germany

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Moszka, Nina Aarabi, Ghazal Lieske, Berit König, Hans-Helmut Kretzler, Benedikt Zwar, Larissa Hajek, André
Abstract	Background Studies have shown an association between a person’s religiosity, and physical as well as psychological, health status. However, results differ between certain religious affiliations. While good oral health is important for our overall health and wellbeing, research on religious affiliation and oral health status, specifically oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), is lacking. Thus, our aim was to investigate the association between religious affiliation and OHRQoL. Methods A nationally representative online survey (n = 3,075 individuals) was conducted in August/September 2021. The mean age was 44.5 years (SD: 14.8 years, 18 to 70 years) and 51.1% of the individuals were female. OHRQoL was measured using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-G5). Religious affiliation served as key explanatory variable. Several covariates were included in regression analyses. Results Regressions revealed that compared to individuals with no religious affiliation, individuals belonging to Christianity had poorer OHRQoL (β = 0.31, p < 0.01), individuals belonging to Islam had poorer OHRQoL (β = 2.62, p < 0.01) and individuals belonging to another religious affiliation also had poorer OHRQoL (β = 1.89, p < 0.01). Conclusion Our study demonstrated an association between religious affiliation and OHRQoL. Individuals with specific religious affiliations should be addressed to avoid low OHRQoL.
Related Links	https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12903-023-03265-8.pdf
Ending Page	9
Page Count	9
Starting Page	1
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14726831
DOI	10.1186/s12903-023-03265-8
Journal	BMC Oral Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	23
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-08-23
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Dentistry Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral health Oral health-related quality of life Religious affiliation Religiosity Religious denomination
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Dentistry
Journal Impact Factor	2.6/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.2/2023

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Association between migration and oral health-related quality of life: results from a nationally representative online survey

Impact of oral health on health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

Oral health-related quality of life, probable depression and probable anxiety: evidence from a representative survey in Germany

Oral health-related quality of life in patients infected with HIV, Iran: a cross-sectional study

Impact of fashion braces on oral health related quality of life: a web-based cross-sectional study

Impact of periodontitis on quality of life among subjects with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study

Association between oral health and oral health-related quality of life in patients before hip and knee endoprosthesis surgery: a cross-sectional study

Association of siblings’ presence and oral health-related quality of life among children: a cross-sectional study

Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices and oral health-related quality of life among stroke inpatients: a cross-sectional study

Religious affiliation and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Germany

Similar Documents

Association between migration and oral health-related quality of life: results from a nationally representative online survey

Impact of oral health on health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study

Oral health-related quality of life, probable depression and probable anxiety: evidence from a representative survey in Germany

Oral health-related quality of life in patients infected with HIV, Iran: a cross-sectional study

Impact of fashion braces on oral health related quality of life: a web-based cross-sectional study

Impact of periodontitis on quality of life among subjects with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross sectional study

Association between oral health and oral health-related quality of life in patients before hip and knee endoprosthesis surgery: a cross-sectional study

Association of siblings’ presence and oral health-related quality of life among children: a cross-sectional study

Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices and oral health-related quality of life among stroke inpatients: a cross-sectional study

Religious affiliation and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Germany