Table 3 Bivariate comparisons of oral health service utilization in the past 12 months
From: Utilization of dental services and associated factors among preschool children in China
Predisposing factor | 3 years old | 4 years old | 5 years old | 3–5 years old | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95%CI) | P | % (95%CI) | P | % (95%CI) | P | % (95%CI) | P | |
Sex | =0.197 | =0.432 | =0.207 | =0.696 | ||||
male | 9.9% (8.2–11.9%) | 11.9% (10.4–13.5%) | 17.1% (15.3–19.0%) | 13.0% (11.7–14.6%) | ||||
female | 9.0% (7.7–10.5%) | 12.4% (11.1–13.8%) | 17.9% (16.0–20.1%) | 13.2% (11.9–14.6%) | ||||
Education | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
junior high school or lower | 5.3% (4.2–6.6%) | 8.8% (7.6–10.2%) | 12.3% (10.7–14.0%) | 9.0% (8.0–10.1%) | ||||
senior high school | 9.5% (8.0–11.1%) | 12.2% (10.6–13.9%) | 18.4% (16.2–20.9%) | 13.5% (12.1–15.0%) | ||||
bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.4% (14.3–18.9%) | 18.8% (16.3–21.6%) | 27.9% (25.3–30.8%) | 20.9% (19.0–22.9%) | ||||
Score of oral health attitude | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
0 to 3 | 3.7% (2.7–5.1%) | 5.5% (4.4–7.0%) | 9.5% (7.9–11.4%) | 6.5% (5.5–7.6%) | ||||
4 to 6 | 10.3% (8.8–12.0%) | 13.0% (11.6–14.5%) | 18.7% (16.9–20.7%) | 14.1% (12.8–15.5%) | ||||
Score of oral health knowledge | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | ||||
0 to 4 | 6.1% (5.2–7.2%) | 8.7% (7.4–10.3%) | 12.3% (10.8–13.9%) | 9.2% (8.3–10.3%) | ||||
4 to 8 | 11.3% (9.5–13.4%) | 14.1% (12.6–15.7%) | 20.8% (18.8–23.0%) | 15.4% (13.9–17.1%) | ||||
Enabling factor | ||||||||
Location | < 0.000 | < 0.000 | < 0.000 | < 0.000 | ||||
urban | 13.1% (10.8–15.9%) | 15.4% (13.1–18.1%) | 22.7% (19.8–25.9%) | 17.2% (14.9–19.8%) | ||||
rural | 6.9% (5.4–8.9%) | 9.8% (8.4–11.4%) | 13.7% (11.8–15.8%) | 10.2% (8.9–11.7%) | ||||
Region | =0.283 | =0.023 | =0.003 | =0.011 | ||||
east | 9.3% (6.7–12.8%) | 10.2% (8.4–12.0%) | 14.5% (12.1–17.3%) | 11.4% (9.4–13.8%) | ||||
middle | 8.1% (6.2–10.5%) | 11.1% (8.8–13.8%) | 15.5% (12.6–18.8%) | 11.6% (9.7–13.8%) | ||||
west | 11.0% (8.5–14.2%) | 14.5% (12.1–17.3%) | 21.5% (18.1–25.3%) | 15.9% (13.3–18.8%) | ||||
Annual per capital income | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
the lowest to 12,500CNY | 6.0% (4.5–7.8%) | 8.8% (7.1–10.8%) | 13.1% (11.2–15.3%) | 9.4% (8.1–11.0%) | ||||
12,5000CNY-25,000CNY | 10.4% (8.7–12.3%) | 12.7% (11.4–14.2%) | 17.5% (15.5–19.6%) | 13.6% (12.2–15.1%) | ||||
25,000CNY to the highest | 12.8% (11.1–14.7%) | 15.7% (13.4–18.2%) | 23.3% (20.5–26.3%) | 17.4% (15.6–19.3%) | ||||
Need factor | ||||||||
Toothache | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
never | 6.0% (4.8–7.5%) | 6.0% (5.0–7.1%) | 7.2% (6.1–8.4%) | 6.3% (5.4–7.4%) | ||||
occasionally | 26.9% (23.3–30.9%) | 29.5% (26.4–32.8%) | 33.7% (30.4–37.2%) | 30.9% (28.4–33.6%) | ||||
often | 37.7% (30.4–45.6%) | 50.4% (43.2–57.5%) | 58.5% (51.7–65.0%) | 52.7% (47.6–57.7%) | ||||
its not known | 5.1% (3.3–8.0%) | 6.9% (4.7–10.2%) | 10.9% (75.8–15.5%) | 7.5% (5.7–9.9%) | ||||
Evaluation of overall health | =0.004 | =0.692 | =0.038 | =0.030 | ||||
good | 9.6% (7.8–11.8%) | 12.1% (10.4–14.0%) | 17.0% (15.0–19.3%) | 13.1% (11.6–14.7%) | ||||
fair | 10.2% (8.7–11.9%) | 12.6% (10.9–14.5%) | 19.0% (16.6–21.7%) | 13.9% (12.4–15.6%) | ||||
moderate | 8.7% (7.0–10.7%) | 11.6% (10.1–13.2%) | 15.6% (13.5–18.0%) | 12.1% (10.8–13.5%) | ||||
worse or bad | 4.9% (2.7–8.7%) | 10.8% (7.1–16.3%) | 19.5% (14.1–26.4%) | 12.2% (9.5–15.6%) | ||||
Evaluation of oral health | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
good | 5.3% (4.0–7.0%) | 4.5% (3.5–5.8%) | 6.6% (5.1–8.4%) | 5.4% (4.5–6.6%) | ||||
fair | 6.7% (5.4–8.4%) | 8.1% (6.9–9.5%) | 10.3% (8.6–12.3%) | 8.3% (7.2–9.6%) | ||||
moderate | 10.1% (8.3–12.4%) | 13.8% (11.8–15.9%) | 20.2% (17.9–22.8%) | 15.1% (13.4–16.9%) | ||||
worse or bad | 31.2% (26.6–36.2%) | 34.6% (31.2–38.3%) | 42.8% (39.5–46.2%) | 37.2% (34.4–40.2%) | ||||
dmft | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||