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KMID : 1138720210470010033
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Korean Public Health Research
2021 Volume.47 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.45
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Comparative analysis of accessibility for dental care utilization of people with disabilities
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Park Shin-Hoo
Kim Ho-Jong
Jeong Jae-Yeon
Hong Min-Jung
Kim Na-Young
Park Chong-Yon
Shin Eui-Chul
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the current status of dental service utilization between People with Disabilities and People without Disabilities, and to investigate the effects of disability on access to dental service after adjusting the characteristics related to dental service utilization.
Methods: Data used in this study from National Health Insurance Service 2016 health information data. Sample size were 251,497 People with Disabilities and 4,888,249 People without Disabilities. Analysis method in this study was multiple logistic regression analysis in which control variables were gender, age, health insurance type, income level, region, smoking, high-risk drinking and chronic disease.
Results: Dental service utilization rate was 42.0% for the People with Disabilities and 43.2% for the People without Disabilities, which was 0.97 times lower than for the People without Disabilities. The result of logistic regression analysis with controlled variables indicated that the People with Disabilities was 0.97 times less likely to experience dental care than the People without Disabilities when the characteristics related to access to dental service utilization were controlled.
Conclusion: In summary, People with Disabilities are less likely to experience dental service utilization than People without Disabilities, even after adjusting. Therefore, policy measures are needed to increase access to dental service utilization for the People with Disabilities.
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KEYWORD
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People with Disabilities, People without Disabilities, Dental service utilization access
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