임신부의 미충족 치과의료 경험 및 관련 요인: 2019 지역사회건강조사 자료 활용
Unmet dental care needs and related factors among pregnant women: analysis based on data from 2019 Korean Community Health Survey
- 주제(키워드) Dental health services , Dental health surveys , Oral health , Pregnant women
- 발행기관 대한예방치과·구강보건학회
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2023.47.4.178
- KCI ID ART003027084
- 본문언어 한국어
초록/요약
Objectives: This study aims to identify the factors affecting unmet dental care needs in pregnant women in Korea, and analyze the results. Methods: The study used original data from the 2019 Community Health Survey. A total of 1,146 women who were pregnant at the time were selected as the final subjects for analysis. Complexsample logistic regression analysis was conducted to understand the factors contributing to unmet dental care needs. Results: Among the subjects, 16.3% reported experiencing unmet dental care needs. The main reasons were a lack of time, other reason (pregnancy, bother to go) and minor symptoms. Thisstudy found that age and marital status as predisposing factors, number of household members as enabling factors, and subjective oral health status, chewing difficulties, tooth brushing frequency,and subjective stress levels as need factors significantly impacted the experience of unmet dental care needs. Conclusions: Customized oral health education for pregnant women is crucial to raise awareness about its significance. Considering that pregnant women may be single-person households or facechallenges in visiting the dentist alone, it is necessary to establish a medical delivery system that facilitates access to medical treatment. Furthermore, policy efforts should be directed toward re ducing unmet dental care needs among pregnant women.
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