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KMID : 1020220160160050767
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2016 Volume.16 No. 5 p.767 ~ p.774
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Factors affecting unmet dental care needs of Korean: The 6th Korean national health and nutritional examination survey
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Moon Sang-Eun
Song Ae-Hee
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors affecting unmet dental care needs of Korean using 6th Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination survey(KNHANES).
Methods: The subjects were 13,718 Koreans from the 6th KNHANES data. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, reason for dental care needs by socio-economic status and unmet dental care needs. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0 program.
Results: The proportion of unmet dental care needs accounted for 27.4% and the main reasons were financial burden and less priority. Male had 0.21 times less unmet dental needs than female. Low, mid low, and mid high economic income groups had 1.27, 1.24, and 1.08 times respectively more unmet dental care needs than high income group. Those having good and average self-perceived oral health status experienced 0.83 and 0.63 times less dental care needs.
Conclusions: Socio-economic factors and health status were the important factors of unmet dental care needs and it is necessary to provide a variety of public service of dental care for the low income group.
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KEYWORD
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KNHANES, self-perceived oral health status, socioeconomic factors, unmet dental care needs
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