Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics and service approachability-related factors among women pregnant with an Indigenous child in South Australia
| Â | n | % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Total | 427 | 100.0 |
Age (mean, SD) |  | 25.28 ± 5.84 |
≥ 35 years | 24 | 5.9 (3.8–8.6) |
 < 35 years | 381 | 94.1 (91.3–96.1) |
Education level | Â | Â |
No schooling | 7 | 1.7 (0.6–3.4) |
Primary/secondary education | 298 | 70.3 (65.7–74.6) |
Tertiary education | 119 | 28.1 (23.8–32.6) |
Employment | Â | Â |
Job | 61 | 14.5 (11.3–18.2) |
Other/centrelink payment | 360 | 85.5 (81.8–88.7) |
Location | Â | Â |
Non-remote | 359 | 86.9 (83.2–90.0) |
Remote | 54 | 13.1 (1.0–16.7) |
Oral health outcome | Â | Â |
Do you have gum disease/bleeding gums? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 182 | 42.7 (38.0–47.6) |
 No | 244 | 57.3 (52.4–62.0) |
Dental service utilisation | Â | Â |
Have you seen the dentist before? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 411 | 96.9 (94.8–98.4) |
 No | 13 | 3.1 (1.6–5.2) |
When did you last see a dentist? | Â | Â |
  < 1 year | 147 | 35.7 (31.0–40.5) |
  ≥ 1 year (s) | 265 | 64.3 (59.4–69.0) |
Perceiving need of dental service | Â | Â |
Do you think you need to see a dentist? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 362 | 85.8 (82.0–89.0) |
 No | 60 | 14.2 (11.0–17.9) |
Service-related oral health belief | Â | Â |
How important do you rate the visiting dentist in relation to health? | Â | Â |
 Extremely/fairly important | 376 | 88.3 (84.8–91.1) |
 Doesn’t matter much/Not important | 50 | 11.7 (8.8–15.2) |
Service-related health literacy (system navigation) | Â | Â |
If you needed to visit the dentist tomorrow, do you know what to do? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 333 | 78.0 (73.8–81.8) |
 No | 94 | 22.0 (18.2–26.3) |
Do you think there would be a dentist able to see you tomorrow? | Â | Â |
 Yes | 168 | 39.8 (35.1–44.7) |
 No | 254 | 60.2 (55.3–64.9) |
Trust and expectation | Â | Â |
I believe going to dentist would help my teeth | ||
Strongly agree | 367 | 86.2 (82.5–89.3) |
Somewhat agree or don’t know | 59 | 13.8 (10.1–17.5) |