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Table 1 Archtectural accessibility from the point of view of the persons with disability and the dentists

From: Access to dental public services by disabled persons

Archtectural accessibility

Persons with disability

Dentists

p* value

n

%

n

%

Adapted physical structure

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

94

46.1

19

21.3

 

  No

76

37.3

39

43.8

 

  Partially

-

-

31

34.8

 

  I do not know

34

16.6

-

-

 

Ramps

    

p = 0.001

  Yes

111

54.4

57

64.0

 

  No

65

31.9

32

36.0

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Handrails

    

p = 0.001

  Yes

40

19.6

15

16.9

 

  No

136

66.7

74

83.1

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Steps

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

56

27.5

44

49.4

 

  No

120

58.8

45

50.6

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

p = 0.001

Parking spaces

     

  Yes

8

3.9

7

7.9

 

  No

168

82.4

82

92.1

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Wide doors

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

102

50.0

32

36.0

 

  No

74

36.3

57

64.0

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Wide corridors

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

95

46.6

39

43.8

 

  No

81

39.7

50

56.2

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Corridor signs

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

28

13.7

9

10.1

 

  No

148

72.6

80

89.9

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Braille orientation in the FHC

    

p = 0.001

  Yes

3

1.5

1

1.1

 

  No

173

84.8

88

98.9

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Adapted waiting rooms

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

107

52.5

29

32.6

 

  No

69

33.8

60

67.4

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Adapted dental offices

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

109

53.4

33

37.1

 

  No

66

32.4

56

62.9

 

  I do not know

29

14.2

-

-

 

Adapted toilet

    

p = 0.001

  Yes

38

18.6

14

15.7

 

  No

138

67.6

75

84.3

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 

Wheelchair

    

p < 0.001

  Yes

58

28.4

43

48.3

 

  No

118

57.8

46

51.7

 

  I do not know

28

13.7

-

-

 
  1. Fortaleza-CE, 2012.
  2. Source: Developed by the author (2012). *Pearson’s chi-squared test.