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Table 5 Self-reported barriers to oral health care, n(%)

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

Question item

Never

Occasionally/Sometimes

Always

External (environmental)

 Office location too far away

85 (45)

81 (43)

23 (12)

 Poor parking facilities

104 (55)

68 (36)

17 (9)

 Transportation not available

89 (47)

76 (40)

24 (13)

 Inconvenient appointment time

98 (52)

53 (28)

38 (20)

 Wait time for appointment too long

104 (55)

68 (36)

17 (9)

 Challenges with taking time off of work

117 (62)

57 (30)

15 (8)

 Cost/financial difficulty

70 (37)

74 (39)

45 (24)

 Insurance plan not accepted

77 (41)

76 (40)

36 (19)

Personal

 Prioritizing other health care needs

91 (48)

62 (32)

36 (19)

 Child’s behaviour/cooperation

62 (33)

72 (38)

55 (29)

 Child’s ability to communicate

64 (34)

79 (42)

45 (24)

 Child’s anxiety towards dental treatment

45 (24)

76 (40)

68 (36)

 Caregiver’s anxiety towards dental treatment

100 (53)

72 (38)

17 (9)

 Caregiver stress associated with FASD

55 (29)

81 (43)

53 (28)

 Child’s FASD will complicate dental care

83 (44)

68 (36)

38 (20)

 Child only has baby teeth that will fall out

129 (68)

49 (26)

11 (6)

Interpersonal

 Inability to find a pediatric specialist

72 (38)

79 (42)

38 (20)

 Inability to find a dentist willing to treat my child

112 (59)

45 (24)

32 (17)

 Practitioner knowledge about FASD

66 (35)

85 (45)

38 (20)

 Office staff knowledge about FASD

64 (34)

79 (42)

46 (24)

 Dentist/staff do not listen to my concerns

89 (47)

76 (40)

24 (13)

 Dentist/staff are disrespectful/discriminatory

115 (61)

64 (34)

9 (5)

 Dentist/staff do not spend enough time with my child

96 (51)

59 (31)

34 (18)