| % (95% CI) | PR 95% CIa | APR 95% CIb |
---|---|---|---|
Perceiving need of dental service | |||
Do you think you need to see a dentist? | |||
 No | 15.0 (7.1–26.6) | Ref | Ref |
 Yes | 47.3 (42.0–52.5) | 3.15(1.71–5.82) *** | 1.24(1.06–1.45)** |
Service-related health literacy (system navigation) | |||
If you needed to visit the dentist tomorrow, would you know what to do? | |||
 Yes | 41.1 (35.8–46.6) | Ref | – |
 No | 47.9 (37.5–58.4) | 1.18(0.92–1.51) |  |
Do you think there would be a dentist able to see you tomorrow? | |||
 Yes | 36.3 (29.0–44.1) | Ref | Ref |
 No | 46.9 (40.6–53.2) | 1.29(1.02–1.65)* | 1.05 (0.94–1.17) |
Service-related oral health belief | |||
How important do you rate the visiting dentist in relation to health? | |||
 Extremely/fairly important | 41.8 (36.7–46.9) | Ref | - |
 Doesn’t matter much/Not important | 50.0 (35.5–64.5) | 1.19(0.88–1.62) |  |
Trust and expectation | |||
I believe going to dentist would help my teeth | |||
 Strongly agree | 42.5 (37.4–47.7) | Ref | - |
 Somewhat agree or don’t know | 44.1 (31.2–57.6) | 1.03(0.76–1.41) |  |