Table 4 Bivariate associations between dental service utilisation and OHRQoL and interpersonal racism (N = 885)
Dental services and oral health related quality of life | n (%) | OHRQoL, n (%) | Interpersonal racism, n (%) | Poor OHRQoL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good (n = 440) | Poor (n = 445) | No racism (n = 424) | Low racism (n = 280) | High racism (n = 181) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
Timing of last dental visit | |||||||
Less than a year ago | 412(46.6) | 196(47.6) | 216(52.4) | 196(47.6) | 141(34.2) | 75(18.2) | Ref |
More than a year ago | 473(53.4) | 244(51.6) | 229(48.4) | 228(48.2) | 139(29.4) | 106(22.4) | 0.85(0.65–1.11)c |
Reason for last dental visit a | |||||||
Check up | 338(38.2) | 215(63.6) | 123(36.4) | 190(56.2) | 95(28.1) | 53(15.7) | Ref |
Problem | 547(61.8) | 225(41.1) | 322(58.9)b | 234(42.8) | 185(33.8) | 128(23.4) | 2.50(1.90–3.31)c |
Avoidance of dental care because of cost | |||||||
No | 599(67.7) | 328(54.8) | 271(45.2) | 297(49.6) | 183(30.6) | 119(19.9) | Ref |
Yes | 286(32.3) | 112(39.2) | 174(60.8)b | 127(44.4) | 97(33.9) | 62(21.7) | 1.88(1.41–2.50)c |
Level of difficulty paying an AUD$100 dental billa | |||||||
None, hardly any, a little | 484(55.3) | 265(54.8) | 219(45.2) | 251(51.9) | 155(32.0) | 78(16.1) | Ref |
A lot | 392(44.7) | 170(43.4) | 222(56.6)b | 168(42.9) | 124(31.6) | 100(25.5) | 1.69(1.21–2.17)c |
Self-rated oral health | |||||||
Excellent, very good, or good | 589(66.6) | 351(59.6) | 238(40.4) | 305(51.8) | 183(31.1) | 101(17.1) | Ref |
Fair or poor | 296(33.4) | 89(30.1) | 207(69.9)b | 119(40.2) | 97(32.8) | 80(27.0) | 3.43(2.55–4.62)c |