Utilization of Dental Health Care Services among 12 Year School Going Children of Nellore City, Andhra Pradesh, India- Across Sectional Study
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Good oral health help us to ensure the over all health and well being. In order to improve the oral health outcomes an adequate use of health services and factors predictive of this behaviour is essential. Aim: To assess the factors and barriers effecting the utilization of dental health care services among 12‑ year‑ old school children. Materials and Methods: A cross‑ sectional survey was conducted among 350, 12 year old school children in Nellore city. Factors and barriers affecting utilization of dental care were assessed using a questionnaire which contains the information on Socio demographic characteristics, Oral hygiene practices, the time and reason for their last dental visit and the reasons prevented them from visiting the dentist Results: Utilization rate was 24.8% and 13.3% had utilized the dental services in the past one year. No problem in their teeth (28.3%) was reported as the main internal barrier for non-utilization of dental services and Scared of dentist (10.8%) was reported as the main external barriers in the non -utilization of dental health care services. Pain (10.2%) was the major reason for the utilization of dental health care services. Conclusion: Utilization of dental health care services was low. Pain was the major factor for the utilization of dental health care services.
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Punamalli Prasanth, Chandrasekhara Reddy, Krishna Kumar RVS, Sreenivasulu Gomasani, Deepthi Athuluru
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