Table 4 Percentage distribution of use of dental care by enabling- and need related factors.
Enabling factors | Use of dental service % (n) |
|---|---|
Information received | |
Low | 53.5 (406) |
High | 54.2 (269) |
Knowledge on transmission | |
Low | 55.8 (516)* |
High | 48.5 (161) |
Knowledge on risk groups | |
Low | 55.6 (410) |
High | 56.3 (206) |
Previous experience | |
No | 64.7 (198)** |
Yes | 50.4 (479) |
Perceived risk of health workers | |
Low | 50.9 (327) |
High | 57.0 (350)* |
Perceived personal risk as dental patients | |
Low | 49.3 (257) |
High | 57.1 (420) |
Attitudes towards HIV-infected persons | |
Negative | 48.3 (307) |
Positive | 59.4 (369)** |
Attitudes towards dental clinics HCW/patients HIV-infected | |
Negative | 56.4 (459)* |
Positive | 49.1 (217) |
Need related factors | |
DMFT | |
Zero | 20.0 (6) |
One or more | 54.7 (671)** |
Perceived general health | |
Bad | 45.1 (151) |
Good | 57.0 (526)** |
Teeth condition | |
Bad | 65.9 (361)** |
Good | 44.6 (316) |
Satisfaction with oral condition | |
No | 55.7 (374) |
Yes | 51.8 (303) |