Utilization of dental services and associated factors among preschool children in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study sought to evaluate dental utilization among 3-,4-, and 5-year-old children in China and to use Andersen's behavioural model to explore influencing factors, thereby providing a reference for future policy making.

Methods

This study is a cross-sectional study. Data of 40,305 children aged 3-5 years were extracted from the Fourth National Oral Health Survey, which was performed from August 2015 to December 2016. Patient data were collected using a questionnaire, which was answered by the child's parents, and clinical data were collected during a clinical examination. Stratification and survey weighting were incorporated into the complex survey design. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations and hierarchical logistic regression results were then anal

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6950915 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature