Characteristic | Middle-aged | Elderly | P* | χ 2 | ||||||||
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Urban area | Rural area | Total | P | χ 2 | Urban area | Rural area | Total | P | χ 2 | |||
Number of subjects, n | 400 | 392 | 792 | Â | Â | 198 | 198 | 396 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Having dental care visit | 78 (19.5) | 62 15.8) | 140 (17.7) | 0.174 | 1.846 | 51 (25.8) | 27 (13.6) | 78 (19.7) | 0.002 | 9.196 | 0.396 | 0.719 |
Is there a need for dental care visit? | Â | Â | Â | 0.034 | 6.759 | Â | Â | Â | 0.049 | 6.047 | <0.001 | 31.249 |
Yes | 312 (78.0) | 288 (73.5) | 600 (75.8) | Â | Â | 131 (66.2) | 110 (55.6) | 24 (60.9) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 76 (19.0) | 100 (25.5) | 176 (22.2) | Â | Â | 63 (31.8) | 86 (43.4) | 149 (37.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unknown | 10 (2.5) | 4 (1.0) | 14 (1.8) | Â | Â | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.0) | 6 (1.5) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Do you need the following dental care? | Â | Â | Â | 0.092 | 4.774 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Extraction, filling, or inlay | 332 (83.0) | 227 (57.9) | 559 (70.6) |  |  | – | – | – | – |  |  |  |
Periodontal treatment | 62 (15.5) | 58 (14.8) | 120 (15.2) |  |  | – | – | – | – |  |  |  |
Preventive dental care | 117 (29.3) | 65 (16.6) | 182 (23.0) |  |  | – | – | – | – |  |  |  |
Reason for seeking dental care | Â | Â | Â | 0.237 | 2.879 | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 | 14.639 | 0.453 | 1.585 |
Regular oral health checkup | 15 (3.8) | 13 (3.3) | 28 (3.5) | Â | Â | 12 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (3.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Acute or chronic toothache | 328 (82.0) | 338 (86.2) | 666 (84.1) | Â | Â | 159 (80.3) | 177 (89.4) | 336 (84.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Other reasons | 56 (14.0) | 40 (10.2) | 96 (12.1) | Â | Â | 23 (11.6) | 15 (7.6) | 38 (9.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Received dental care | Â | Â | Â | 0.195 | 3.274 | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | 37.980 | 0.545 | 1.214 |
Extraction, filling, or inlay | 379 (94.8) | 318 (81.1) | 697 (88.0) | Â | Â | 184 (92.9) | 197 (99.5) | 381 (96.2) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Periodontal treatment | 36 (9.0) | 20 (5.1) | 56 (7.1) | Â | Â | 31 (15.7) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (7.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Preventive dental care | 10 (2.5) | 13 (3.3) | 23 (2.9) | Â | Â | 8 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (2.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Reason for not visiting a dentist | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | 35.520 | Â | Â | Â | 0.155 | 6.662 | <0.001 | 29.766 |
No oral diseases | 158 (39.5) | 209 (53.3) | 367 (46.3) | Â | Â | 90 (45.5) | 91 (46.0) | 181 (45.7) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Oral disease was not severe | 124 (31.0) | 173 (44.1) | 297 (37.5) | Â | Â | 78 (39.4) | 101 (51.0) | 179 (45.2) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No time | 50 (12.5) | 67 (17.1) | 117 (14.8) | Â | Â | 11 (5.6) | 16 (8.1) | 27 (6.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Economic issue | 130 (32.5) | 80 (20.4) | 210 (26.5) | Â | Â | 67 (33.8) | 89 (44.9) | 156 (39.4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No dentists nearby | 9 (2.3) | 33 (8.4) | 42 (5.3) | Â | Â | 3 (1.5) | 13 (6.6) | 16 (4.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Payment | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | 72.737 | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | 66.231 | 0.084 | 6.658 |
Imbursement | 10 (2.5) | 1 (0.3) | 11 (1.4) | Â | Â | 8 (4.0) | 3 (1.5) | 11 (2.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health insurance | 80 (20.0) | 10 (2.6) | 90 (11.4) | Â | Â | 58 (29.3) | 2 (1.0) | 60 (15.2) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
New social health insurance | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.0) | 4 (0.5) | Â | Â | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
At one’s own expense | 307 (76.8) | 376 95.9) | 683 (86.2) |  |  | 133 (67.2) | 192 (97.0) | 325 (82.1) |  |  |  |  |
Type of clinic | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | 150.303 | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | 65.365 | <0.001 | 42.544 |
Dental specialized hospital | 26 (6.5) | 34 (8.7) | 60 (7.6) | Â | Â | 15 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (3.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Provincial general hospital | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | Â | Â | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Municipal/county general hospital | 128 (32.0) | 27 (6.9) | 155 (19.6) | Â | Â | 31 (15.7) | 15 (7.6) | 46 (11.6) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Community health service centers | 10 (2.5) | 13 (3.3) | 23 (2.9) | Â | Â | 8 (4.0) | 7 (3.5) | 15 (3.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dental care research institutions | 10 (2.5) | 13 (3.3) | 23 (2.9) | Â | Â | 12 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (3.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dental care outpatients | 62 (15.5) | 7 (1.8) | 69 (8.7) | Â | Â | 15 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (3.8) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Private clinics | 164 (41.0) | 298 (76.0) | 462 (58.3) | Â | Â | 113 (57.1) | 176 (88.9) | 289 (73.0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |