Table 2.

Distribution of Anderson model health utilization factors (n = 544).

Domains	Factors	Responses	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Enabling resources	Difficulty in getting routine care	Yes	50	9.2
		No	494	90.8
Need for care	Having problem that requires treatment	Yes	232	42.6
		No	312	57.4
Health behaviours	Last visit to the dentist	Up to 1 year ago	84	15.4
		Between 1 and 2 years	33	6.1
		Between 2 and 5 years	98	18.0
		More than 5 years ago	164	30.1
		Never been to a dentist	165	30.3
	Why to go to the dentist for	To have a regular check up	9	1.7
		To have an occasional check up	21	3.9
		Only when having trouble with teeth	349	64.2
		Never been to a dentist before	165	30.3
Oral health outcomes (In the last 12 months)	Painful aching in mouth	Yes	156	28.7
		No	388	71.3
	Discomfort in eating	Yes	159	29.2
		No	385	70.8
	Self-consciousness of oral diseases	Never	154	28.3
		Hardly ever	233	42.8
		Occasionally	96	17.6
		Fairly often	36	6.6
		Very often	25	4.6
	Oral health status Self-assessment	Excellent	87	16.0
		Very good	169	31.1
		Good	204	37.5
		Poor	77	14.2
		Very poor	7	1.3