Table 4 Factors associated with dental treatment seeking behavior among special need students in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 204)
Independent variables | Treatment seeking | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Age of the participant& (mean ± SD) | 16.5 (± 3.8) | 15.6 (± 3.5) | 0.93 (0.86, 1.01) | 0.92 (0.81, 1.04) | |
Residence | Gondar | 23 (48.9) | 24 (51.1) | 1 | 1 |
Bahir Dar | 25 (51.0) | 24 (49.0) | 0.92 (0.41, 2.05) | 0.52 (0.13, 2.07) | |
Debre Markos | 26 (45.6) | 31 (54.4) | 1.14 (0.53, 2.48) | 0.76 (0.22, 2.68) | |
Dessie | 7 (13.7) | 44 (86.3) | 6.02 (2.26, 16.07) | 4.48 (1.10, 18.25)* | |
Grade | 1–4 grade | 43 (44.3) | 54 (55.7) | 1 | 1 |
5–8 grade | 25 (32.9) | 51 (67.1) | 1.62 (0.87, 3.03) | 2.17 (0.80, 5.87) | |
9–12 grade | 13 (41.9) | 18 (58.1) | 1.10 (0.49, 2.50) | 3.38 (0.82, 13.92) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 55 (46.2) | 64 (53.8) | 1 | 1 |
Catholic | 13 (36.1) | 23 (63.9) | 1.52 (0.70, 3.28) | 0.83 (0.25, 2.76) | |
Muslim | 12 (26.7) | 33 (73.3) | 2.36 (1.11, 5.02) | 1.03 (0.34, 3.11) | |
Protestant | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 2.58 (0.26, 25.5) | 1.65 (0.11, 25.16) | |
Mother educational status | No education | 49 (46.7) | 56 (53.3) | 1 | 1 |
Able to read and write | 21 (32.8) | 43 (67.2) | 1.79 (0.94, 3.42) | 1.29 (0.48, 3.45) | |
Formal education | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 1.64 (0.64, 4.20) | 1.26 (0.30, 5.26) | |
Father educational status | No education | 35 (42.2) | 48 (57.8) | 1 | 1 |
Able to read and write | 23 (32.9) | 47 (67.1) | 1.49 (0.77, 2.89) | 2.15 (0.82, 5.62) | |
Formal education | 16 (44.4) | 20 (55.6) | 0.91 (0.41, 2.01) | 1.18 (0.33, 4.19) | |
Disability types | Visually impaired | 30 (51.7) | 28 (48.3) | 1 | 1 |
Hearing impaired | 22 (27.5) | 58 (72.5) | 2.82 (1.39, 5.75) | 3.70 (1.46, 9.43) ** | |
Mental impaired | 25 (47.2) | 28 (52.8) | 1.20 (0.57, 2.53) | 2.64 (0.83, 8.46) | |
Others | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 2.41 (0.67, 8.72) | 5.85 (0.87, 39.14) | |
Comorbidity | Yes | 9 (24.3) | 28 (75.7) | 1 | 1 |
No | 72 (43.1) | 95 (56.9) | 0.42 (0.19, 0.95) | 1.64 (0.08, 32.89) | |
Medication intake | Yes | 9 (26.5) | 25 (73.5) | Â | Â |
No | 72 (42.4) | 98 (57.6) | 0.49 (0.22, 1.11) | 0.40 (0.02, 8.16) | |
Heard about dental problem | Yes | 59 (33.7) | 116 (66.3) | 1 | 1 |
No | 22 (75.9) | 7 (24.1) | 0.16 (0.07, 0.40) | 0.14 (0.04, 0.44)** | |