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KMID : 0379320030280020171
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
2003 Volume.28 No. 2 p.171 ~ p.182
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Dental Care Ut ilizat ion Patt erns and Its Relat ed Factors of the Rural Residents
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Chang Bun-Ja
Kim Ji-Young
Song Keun-Bae
Kam Sin
Lee Sung-Kook
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was conducted to analyze the dental care utilization patterns and related factors of the rural residents.
Methods : The data collected by interview and self- administered questionnaire survey of 524 peoples of Seongju county in Gyeongsanbuk- do. The summarized results are as follows.
Results : The rate of persons who experienced the oral disease was 52.5% during 1 year and it was at most in the age group of 40-49. The rate of persons who had experienced the oral disease were investigated according to general characteristics, perception of oral health, being of regular treatment facility. Therefore the rate of persons who had experienced the oral disease was significantly higher the younger peoples, worse oral health status and being of the regular treatment source than the other groups. During 1 year period, 64.0% of the cases had treated the perceived oral disease, 36.0% did no action at all during last year. Among respondents, 49.4% had treated their oral disease at dental clinics, 8.0% had treated at community health center or subcenter and remains did not treated at all. The results of logistic regression analysis suggested that statistically significant factors in dental health care utilization were educational level, degree of pain, oral health status and regular treatment facility. Therefore the dental health care utilization rate was higher at groups with the high educational level, serious pain, better oral health status and being of the regular treatment source than other groups. 45.5% of the rural residents did not treat their oral disease immediately due to the no identified need, limitation of time(19.2%), economic limitation(19.2%), and geographical limitation(9.0%).
Conclusions : In consideration of above findings, we may conclude that oral health community program to prevent oral diseases should be intensified, oral health education to raise oral health knowledge should be performed periodically.
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KEYWORD
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Dental care utilization, Dental health, Rural residents
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