Table 3 Adjusted prevalence ratios for poor oral health outcomes among Aboriginal adults in Port Augusta; n = 468 (95% CI in parentheses)^†

Demographic

   Age

37 years or less

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-

-

38 years or more

1.09 (1.02-1.16)

1.13 (1.06-1.20)

-

1.07 (1.02-1.11)

-

-

-

   Sex

Male

-

-

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-

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Female

-

-

1.08 (1.01-1.15)

-

-

1.11 (1.04-1.19)

-

Socio-economic

   Health Care Card

Yes

-

1.09 (1.02-1.18)

-

-

-

-

-

No

-

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-

-

-

-

-

Dental cost

   Difficulty paying $100 dental bill

None, hardly any, a little

-

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-

-

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A lot

-

1.11 (1.04-1.19)

-

-

-

1.09 (1.02-1.17)

1.47 (1.14-1.88)

ORAL HEALTH LITERACY-RELATED OUTCOMES

Use of dental services

   Usual reason for seeing dentist?

Problem

1.29 (1.20-2.38)

1.14 (1.07-1.23)

1.21 (1.14-1.30)

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1.20 (1.12-1.28)

1.22 (1.14-1.30)

2.15 (1.47-3.15)

Check-up

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-

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Oral health knowledge

   Number times should brush teeth daily?

None or once

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1.11 (1.02-1.22)

-

-

-

-

-

Twice or more

-

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-

-

-

-

   Is cordial good for teeth?

Yes

1.09 (1.00-1.19)

-

-

-

-

-

-

No

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-

-

-

-

-

Oral self-care

   Did brush teeth yesterday?

Yes

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No

-

1.20 (1.11-1.31)

-

1.15 (1.06-1.24)

1.14 (1.04-1.26)

1.20 (1.11-1.31)

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