Table 1 Distribution of user of dental services according to predisposing and enabling factors, need for dental treatment, and characteristics of use of healthcare services, SB Minas Gerais Project, 2012
From: Comparing adult users of public and private dental services in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Variables | Use of public health care services | Use of private healthcare services | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Predisposing factors | |||||
Gender | |||||
Female | 264 | 67.3 | 460 | 65.1 | 0.594 |
Male | 121 | 32.7 | 256 | 34.9 | |
Age | |||||
40-44 | 170 | 47.3 | 351 | 47.4 | 0.978 |
35-39 | 215 | 52.7 | 365 | 52.6 | |
Education level (in years) | |||||
12-15 | 74 | 20.3 | 223 | 33.8 | <0.001 |
9-11 | 79 | 21.0 | 200 | 27.8 | |
5-8 | 109 | 32.4 | 177 | 22.5 | |
1-4 | 112 | 24.9 | 105 | 15.4 | |
None | 10 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.5 | |
Race/color | |||||
Whites | 131 | 37.6 | 316 | 48.5 | 0.001 |
Dark-skinned blacks | 60 | 16.2 | 58 | 7.2 | |
Others | 194 | 46.2 | 342 | 44.3 | |
Number of household residents | |||||
From 1 to 4 | 225 | 56.4 | 518 | 73.5 | <0.001 |
More than 4 | 160 | 43.6 | 198 | 26.5 | |
Enabling factors | |||||
Family income (in dollars) | |||||
More than $1,251.00 | 19 | 7.9 | 147 | 23.9 | <0.001 |
from $751,00 to $1,250.00 | 68 | 23.4 | 184 | 29.7 | |
Up to $750,00 | 294 | 68.7 | 374 | 46.5 | |
Size of town (in number of inhabitants) | |||||
State Capital | 60 | 9.4 | 192 | 14.4 | 0.105 |
> 40 thousand | 124 | 57.9 | 270 | 60.7 | |
10-40 thousand | 107 | 22.1 | 151 | 18,1 | |
<10 thousand | 94 | 10.6 | 103 | 6.9 | |
Need for dental treatment | |||||
Self-reported needs | |||||
Self-assessment of oral health | |||||
Unsatisfied/very unsatisfied | 118 | 33.2 | 216 | 29.2 | 0.166 |
Not satisfied/not unsatisfied | 77 | 20.8 | 122 | 17.3 | |
Satisfied/very satisfied | 186 | 46.0 | 376 | 53.5 | |
Self-reported need for dental treatment | |||||
No | 88 | 24.9 | 216 | 31.6 | 0.047 |
Yes | 290 | 75.1 | 487 | 68.4 | |
Complaint of a toothache | |||||
No | 261 | 71.3 | 577 | 81.7 | 0.002 |
Yes | 123 | 28.7 | 137 | 18.3 | |
Need for a total prosthesis | |||||
No | 239 | 67.0 | 518 | 72.5 | 0.176 |
Yes | 138 | 33.0 | 181 | 27.5 | |
Needs diagnosed by the healthcare professional | |||||
Need for a prosthesis | |||||
No need | 121 | 34.4 | 327 | 45.2 | 0.113 |
One or more partial prostheses | 237 | 62.1 | 355 | 52.7 | |
One or more total prostheses | 8 | 2.0 | 13 | 1.3 | |
Partial and total prostheses | 10 | 1.6 | 10 | 0.9 | |
Presence of periodontal problem | |||||
Higher complexity | 59 | 16.6 | 104 | 15.4 | 0.693 |
Lower complexity | 326 | 83.4 | 612 | 84.6 | |
Teeth needing treatment (Mean, SD) | 2,44 | 0.237 | 1.37 | 1.127 | <0.001 |
Characteristics of use of healthcare services | |||||
Reason for dentist appointment | |||||
Check up/prevention | 156 | 22.6 | 75 | 21.0 | 0.629 |
Oral problems | 560 | 77.4 | 310 | 79.0 | |
Time elapsed since last dentist appointment | |||||
Less than 1 year | 174 | 40.2 | 350 | 51.8 | 0.006 |
More than 1 year | 209 | 59.8 | 361 | 48.2 | |