Table 4.
Distribution of study participants by reasons for non-utilization of oral health care services (N = 675)
| Reasons for non-utilization of oral health care centres | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Time | Treatment is expensive | Teeth are healthy | Parent did not respond | Lost referral letter | Parent refused | Children forgot to inform parent | Total | P value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Socio-economic status | 0.001 | ||||||||
| High | 109(37.3) | 49(30.6) | 48(31.2) | 3(12.0) | 7(46.7) | 5(22.7) | 2(28.6) | 223(33.0) | |
| Middle | 105(36.0) | 49(30.6) | 46(29.9) | 5(20.0) | 5(33.3) | 8(36.4) | 5(71.4) | 223(33.0) | |
| Low | 78(26.7) | 62(38.8) | 60(39.0) | 17(68.0) | 3(20.0) | 9(40.9) | 0(0.0) | 229(34.0) | |
| Total | 292(100.0) | 160(100.0) | 154(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 15(100.0) | 22(100.0) | 7(1.0) | 675(100.0) | |
| Type of family | 0.64 | ||||||||
| Monogamy | 282(96.6) | 151(94.4) | 149(96.8) | 24(96.0) | 15(100.0) | 20(90.9) | 7(100.0) | 648(96.0) | |
| Polygamy | 10(3.4) | 9(5.6) | 5(3.2) | 1(4.0) | 0(0.0) | 2(9.1) | 0(0.0) | 27(4.0) | |
| Total | 292(100.0) | 160(100.0) | 154(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 15(100.0) | 22(100.0) | 7(100.0) | 675(100.0) | |
| Form of parenthood | 0.06 | ||||||||
| Both parents | 256(87.7) | 130(81.3) | 125(81.2) | 18(72.0) | 15(100.0) | 20(90.9) | 7(100.0) | 571(84.6) | |
| One parent | 7(2.4) | 8(5.0) | 7(4.5) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(4.5) | 0(0.0) | 23(3.4) | |
| Guardian | 29(9.9) | 22(13.8) | 22(14.3) | 7(28.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(4.5) | 0(0.0) | 81(12.0) | |
| Total | 292(100.0) | 160(100.0) | 154(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 15(100.0) | 22(100.0) | 7(100.0) | 675(100.0) | |
| Birth rank | 0.20 | ||||||||
| First child | 87(29.8) | 32(20.0) | 29(18.8) | 4(16.0) | 1(6.7) | 6(27.3) | 1(14.3) | 160(23.7) | |
| Last child | 45(15.4) | 44(27.5) | 37(24.0) | 5(20.0) | 4(26.7) | 4(18.2) | 1(14.3) | 140(20.7) | |
| Only child | 6(2.1) | 3(1.9) | 2(1.3) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(4.5) | 0(0.0) | 12(1.8) | |
| Others | 154(52.7) | 81(50.6) | 86(55.8) | 16(64.0) | 10(66.6) | 11(50.0) | 5(71.4) | 363(53.8) | |
| Total | 292(100.0) | 160(100.0) | 154(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 15(100.0) | 22(100.0) | 7(100.0) | 675(100.0) | |
| Number of siblings | 0.67 | ||||||||
| 0 | 6(2.1) | 3(1.9) | 2(1.3) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(4.5) | 0(0.0) | 12(1.8) | |
| 1–2 | 51(17.5) | 21(13.1) | 18(11.7) | 3(12.0) | 0(0.0) | 5(22.7) | 1(14.3) | 99(14.7) | |
| 3–4 | 129(44.2) | 64(40.0) | 68(44.2) | 11(44.0) | 7(46.7) | 9(40.9) | 4(57.1) | 292(43.3) | |
| >4 | 106(36.3) | 72(45.0) | 66(42.9) | 11(44.0) | 8(53.3) | 7(31.8) | 2(28.6) | 272(40.3) | |
| Total | 292(100.0) | 160(100.0) | 154(100.0) | 25(100.0) | 15(100.0) | 22(100.0) | 7(100.0) | 675(100.0) | |