Table 3.
Reason for last dental visit and self-rated oral health (SROH), Algeria 2016–2017.
Motivation for most recent dental visit | All | Average or good SROH | Poor SROH | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
%a | %a | %a | ||
Acute treatment | 76.8 | 59.0 | 41.0 | 2.23 (1.89–2.63)*** |
Pain or trouble with teeth, gums, or mouth | 59.7 | 58.6 | 41.4 | |
Treatment/follow-up treatment | 20.2 | 60.8 | 39.2 | |
Other (mainly extraction) | 4.0 | 55.2 | 44.8 | |
Preventive | 14.7 | 73.6 | 26.4 | 0.56 (0.45–0.69)*** |
Consultation/advice | 12.3 | 71.9 | 28.1 | |
Routine checkup treatment | 3.7 | 80.7 | 19.3 |
CI, confidence interval.
Weighted percentage.
P < .001.