Table 4.
Percentage distribution of use of dental care by enabling- and need related factors.
| Enabling factors | Use of dental service % (n) |
|---|---|
| Information received | |
| Low | 53.5 (406) |
| High | 54.2 (269) |
| Knowledge on transmission | |
| Low | 55.8 (516)* |
| High | 48.5 (161) |
| Knowledge on risk groups | |
| Low | 55.6 (410) |
| High | 56.3 (206) |
| Previous experience | |
| No | 64.7 (198)** |
| Yes | 50.4 (479) |
| Perceived risk of health workers | |
| Low | 50.9 (327) |
| High | 57.0 (350)* |
| Perceived personal risk as dental patients | |
| Low | 49.3 (257) |
| High | 57.1 (420) |
| Attitudes towards HIV-infected persons | |
| Negative | 48.3 (307) |
| Positive | 59.4 (369)** |
| Attitudes towards dental clinics HCW/patients HIV-infected | |
| Negative | 56.4 (459)* |
| Positive | 49.1 (217) |
| Need related factors | |
| DMFT | |
| Zero | 20.0 (6) |
| One or more | 54.7 (671)** |
| Perceived general health | |
| Bad | 45.1 (151) |
| Good | 57.0 (526)** |
| Teeth condition | |
| Bad | 65.9 (361)** |
| Good | 44.6 (316) |
| Satisfaction with oral condition | |
| No | 55.7 (374) |
| Yes | 51.8 (303) |
Percentages of those who confirmed dental care utilization during the 2 years preceding the study.
P value < 0.05 = *, P value < 0.01 = **