Dental Care Utilization for Examination and Regional Deprivation
| Autor: | Sun-Young Han, Chul-Woung Kim, Jeong-Hee Kang, Cheol-Sin Kim, Seung Eun Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Alternative medicine Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine Oral health Multilevel analysis Young Adult stomatognathic system Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Residence characteristics Young adult Dental health surveys Aged Demography Aged 80 and over Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:R Multilevel model Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Dental care Multilevel logistic regression Utilization stomatognathic diseases Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Community health Original Article Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 195-202 (2015) Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 2233-4521 1975-8375 |
| DOI: | 10.3961/jpmph.15.026 |
| Popis: | Objectives: Receiving proper dental care plays a significant role in maintaining good oral health. We investigated the relationship between regional deprivation and dental care utilization. Methods: Multilevel logistic regression was used to identify the relationship between the regional deprivation level and dental care utilization purpose, adjusting for individual-level variables, in adults aged 19+ in the 2008 Korean Community Health Survey (n=220 258). Results: Among Korean adults, 12.8% used dental care to undergo examination and 21.0% visited a dentist for other reasons. In the final model, regional deprivation level was associated with significant variations in dental care utilization for examination (p |
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