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Table 3 Analysis of reported difficulty in accessing oral health care

From: Access to oral health care for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study

Independent variables

Difficulty accessing dental care, n (%)

X2 Value

df

p-value

Yes

No

Child’s gender

 Male

60 (58.3)

38 (47.5)

4.27

1

0.15Ŧ

 Female

43 (41.7)

42 (52.5)

   

Caregiver status

 Biological parent

30 (29.1)

27 (33.8)

1.84

3

0.61¥

 Relative

33 (32.0)

22 (27.5)

   

 Adoptive parent

36 (35.0)

30 (37.5)

   

 Foster parent

4 (3.9)

1 (1.3)

   

Caregiver highest education

 Less than high school

10 (9.7)

13 (16.3)

9.34

3

0.03

 High school or equivalent

49 (47.6)

30 (37.5)

   

 Post-secondary

39 (37.9)

24 (30.0)

   

 Post-graduate/Doctoral

5 (4.9)

13 (16.3)

   

Family income

 Less than $20,000

25 (24.3)

2 (2.5)

43.95

3

0.00

 $20,000 to $49,999

55 (53.4)

25 (31.3)

   

 $50,000 to $74,999

21 (20.4)

37 (46.3)

   

 Greater than $75,000

2 (1.9)

16 (20.0)

   

Insurance status

 Private insurance

3 (2.9)

58 (72.5)

91.17

2

0.00

 Public insurance

89 (86.4)

22 (27.5)

   

 Out-of-pocket payments

11 (10.7)

0 (0.0)

   

Primary residence

 Urban

54 5 (2.4)

48 (60.0)

3.47

2

0.02

 Rural

30 (29.1)

28 (35.0)

   

 Remote

19 (18.4)

4 (5.0)

   
  1. *Significance at 0.05 level; ŦChi-squared test; ¥ Fisher’s exact test