Table 2 Oral health problems and dental care-seeking behavior of special need students in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Category | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Heard about dental diseases | Yes | 176 (74.26) | 139 (67.48) | 315 (71.11) |
No | 61 (25.74) | 67 (32.52) | 128 (28.89) | |
Source of information about dental problem | Family members | 117 (67.24) | 104 (74.82) | 221 (70.61) |
Media | 37 (21.26) | 14 (10.07) | 51 (16.29) | |
Health professionals | 14 (8.05) | 17 (12.23) | 31 (9.90) | |
Others | 6 (3.45) | 4 (2.88) | 10 (3.19) | |
Risk behaviors for dental health problem | Don’t know | 111 (46.84) | 102 (49.51) | 213 (48.08) |
Poor oral hygiene | 83 (35.02) | 67 (32.52) | 150 (33.86) | |
Poor oral hygiene and taking sugary food | 29 (12.24) | 16 (7.77) | 45 (10.16) | |
Taking sugary food | 14 (5.91) | 21 (10.19) | 35 (7.90) | |
Self-reported dental health | Yes | 108 (45.57) | 96 (46.60) | 204 (46.05) |
No | 129 (54.43) | 110 (53.40) | 239 (53.95) | |
Dental care seeking | Yes | 63 (58.33) | 60 (62.50) | 123 (60.29) |
No | 45 (41.67) | 36 (37.50) | 81 (39.71) | |
Stage of the disease during dental care | Early stage | 8 (12.70) | 6 (10.00) | 14 (11.38) |
Serious stage | 42 (66.67) | 38 (63.33) | 80 (65.04) | |
I don’t know | 13 (20.63) | 16 (26.67) | 29 (23.58) | |
Course of the treatment followed | To recover | 33 (52.38) | 33 (55.00) | 66 (53.66) |
To relieve from the symptoms | 16 (25.40) | 18 (30.00) | 34 (27.64) | |
Do not completed | 14 (22.22) | 9 (15.00) | 23 (18.70) | |
Barriers not to seek dental care | Fear | 14 (33.33) | 8 (25.00) | 22 (29.73) |
Cost of the treatment | 14 (33.33) | 8 (25.00) | 22 (29.73) | |
Lack of knowledge | 9 (21.43) | 11 (34.38) | 20 (27.03) | |
Others* | 5 (11.90) | 5 (15.63) | 10 (13.51) |