Table 3 Bivariate comparisons of oral health service utilization in the past 12 months (n = 1425)
From: Oral health service utilization patterns among preschool children in Beijing, China
Variables | Number of service users | Percentage (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing factors | |||
Gender | 0.731a | ||
Male | 331 | 45.0% | |
Female | 317 | 45.9% | |
Age | 0.498a | ||
≤3 years old | 224 | 44.3% | |
> 3 years old | 424 | 46.1% | |
Parental oral health knowledge and attitude score | 0.062a | ||
< 5 | 284 | 42.8% | |
≥ 5 | 364 | 47.8% | |
Occupation of parent or caregiver | 0.027a | ||
Administrators/Professional | 406 | 47.9% | |
Other | 242 | 41.9% | |
Final education degree of the parent or caregiver | 0.043a | ||
High school or lower | 195 | 42.4% | |
University or college | 263 | 44.5% | |
Master’s degree or higher | 190 | 50.8% | |
Enabling factors | |||
Annual household income | 0.260a | ||
≤100,000 CNY | 300 | 43.9% | |
> 100,000 CNY | 348 | 46.9% | |
Kindergarten attendance with regular resource of oral health care | < 0.001a | ||
Yes | 492 | 49.5% | |
No | 156 | 36.2% | |
Need factors | |||
Parental perceived oral health status of child | < 0.001a | ||
Excellent/good | 331 | 37.5% | |
Fair | 218 | 55.5% | |
Poor | 99 | 66.0% | |
Dental pain in the past 12 months | < 0.001a | ||
Yes | 244 | 66.7% | |
No | 372 | 36.7% | |
Unknown | 32 | 43.2% | |
Dmft value | 0.030b | ||