Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample of preschool children aged 3–5 years
From: Utilization of dental services and associated factors among preschool children in China
% (95%CI) | % (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Predisposing factor | |||
Age group | Annual per capital income | ||
3 | 30.7% (30.3–31.2%) | the lowest to 12,500CNY | 30.4% (30.0–30.9%) |
4 | 34.6% (34.2–35.1%) | 12,5000CNY-25,000CNY | 36.9% (36.4–37.3%) |
5 | 34.7% (34.2–35.1%) | 25,000CNY to the highest | 32.7% (32.3–33.2%) |
Sex | Need factor | ||
male | 50.2% (49.7–50.7%) | Toothache | |
female | 49.8% (49.3–50.3%) | never | 70.0% (69.6–70.5%) |
Education | |||
junior high school or lower | 45.3% (44.8–45.8%) | occasionally | 23.2% (22.8–23.6%) |
senior high school | 23.4% (23.0–23.8%) | often | 2.6% (2.4–2.7%) |
bachelor’s degree or higher | 31.3% (30.8–31.7%) | It’s not known | 4.2% (4.0–4.4%) |
Score of oral health attitude | Evaluation of overall health | ||
0–3 | 12.3% (12.0–12.6%) | good | 30.3% (29.8–30.7%) |
4–6 | 87.7% (87.4–88.0%) | fair | 41.3% (40.8–41.8%) |
Score of oral health knowledge | moderate | 26.0% (25.5–26.4%) | |
0 to 4 | 36.2% (35.7–36.6%) | worse or bad | 2.5% (2.3–2.6%) |
5 to 8 | 63.8% (63.4–64.3%) | Evaluation of oral health | |
Enabling factor | good | 20.5% (20.2–20.9%) | |
Location | fair | 35.3% (34.8–35.7%) | |
urban | 50.7% (50.2–51.2%) | moderate | 33.6% (33.2–34.1%) |
rural | 49.3% (48.8–49.8%) | worse or bad | 10.6% (10.3–10.9%) |
Region | dmft | ||
west | 39.3% (38.8–39.7%) | < 0 | 36.9% (34.3–39.7%) |
middle | 25.8% (25.4–26.2%) | > 0 | 63.1% (60.3–65.7%) |
east | 35.0% (34.5–35.4%) | ||