Dental Care Utilization for Examination and Regional Deprivation

Autor:	Cheol-Sin Kim, Sun-Young Han, Seung Eun Lee, Jeong-Hee Kang, Chul-Woung Kim
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Utilization Dental care Dental health surveys Residence characteristics Multilevel analysis Medicine Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 195-202 (2015)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1975-8375 2233-4521
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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