Dental service utilization in the general adult population in Bangladesh
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2024-01-01
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00224006
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17527325
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2-s2.0-85194814068
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Journal of Public Health Dentistry
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Journal of Public Health Dentistry (2024)
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Pengpid S., Peltzer K. Dental service utilization in the general adult population in Bangladesh. Journal of Public Health Dentistry (2024). doi:10.1111/jphd.12616 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/98657
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Dental service utilization in the general adult population in Bangladesh
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Abstract
Objectives: With the help of a national community-based survey, the analysis aimed to estimate the number of adults in Bangladesh who used dental services (DSU). Methods: The 8185 participants (18–69 years old) in the Bangladesh cross-sectional STEPS survey in 2018 provided national data for analysis. Predisposing, enabling, and need factors for DSU were included in the interview data, physical examinations, and biochemical analyses. To estimate the DSU (last 12 months) predictors, Poisson regression was employed. Results: Seven out of 10 participants (71.0%) had never DSU, 13.2% within the past 12 months, and 15.9% more than 12 months ago. In terms of predisposing factors, the final model showed a negative relationship between past 12-month DSU and living in the northern region (adjusted prevalence ratio-APR: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.59, 0.96). The enabling factors of living in an urban area (APR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.41) and seeing a doctor or other healthcare provider within the previous year (APR: 1.37, 95% CI: 1.08, 1.74) were positively correlated with DSU. In terms of need factors, dental pain (APR: 15.37, 95% CI: 9.68, 24.40), multimorbidity (APR: 1.26, 95% CI: 1.02, 1.55), oral health impact (OHI) speech problem (APR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.13, 1.63), and OHI felt tense (APR: 1.34, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.64) were positively associated with DSU. Conclusions: A low proportion of participants had DSU in the past 12 months and several associated factors were identified.