Table 4.
Perception toward healthcare and dental care services
| Strongly disagree n (%) |
Disagree n (%) |
Neutral n (%) |
Agree n (%) |
Strongly agree n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal service from medical doctors | 2 (1.1) | 7 (3.7) | 29 (15.3) | 75 (39.7) | 76 (40.2) |
| Equal service from dentist | 4 (2.1) | 7 (3.7) | 38 (20.1) | 64 (33.9) | 76 (40.2) |
| Medical healthcare staff show positive attitudes toward child | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 37 (19.6) | 75 (39.7) | 75 (39.7) |
| Dental healthcare staff show positive attitudes toward child | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.6) | 41 (21.7) | 42 (22.2) | 100 (52.9) |
| Good support from medical staff for the healthcare of your child/PWID | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.6) | 33 (17.5) | 73 (38.6) | 78 (41.3) |
| Good support from dental staff for the oral care of child/PWID | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.6) | 48 (25.4) | 63 (33.3) | 72 (38.1) |
| Medical staffs communicate well toward carer and child/PWID | 1 (0.5) | 2 (1.1) | 27 (14.3) | 75 (39.7) | 84 (44.4) |
| Dental staffs communicate well toward carer and child/PWID | 1 (0.5) | 7 (3.7) | 40 (21.2) | 68 (36.0) | 73 (38.6) |
| Child/PWID feels uncomfortable in the healthcare facility | 49 (25.9) | 59 (31.2) | 41 (21.7) | 26 (13.8) | 14 (7.4) |
| Child/PWID feels uncomfortable in the dental facility | 49 (25.9) | 49 (25.9) | 53 (28.0) | 23 (12.2) | 15 (7.9) |
| Experienced element of discrimination in receiving health service for PWID | 70 (37.0) | 50 (26.5) | 45 (23.8) | 15 (7.9) | 9 (4.8) |
| Experienced element of discrimination in receiving dental service for PWID | 59 (31.2) | 52 (27.5) | 54 (28.6) | 13 (6.9) | 11 (5.8) |
| Health services in Malaysia are OKU friendly | 4 (2.10) | 10 (5.3) | 56 (29.6) | 65 (34.3) | 54 (28.6) |
| Dental services in Malaysia are OKU friendly | 5 (2.6) | 11 (5.8) | 64 (33.3) | 59 (31.2) | 51 (27.0) |