Factors Related to Accessibility of Dental Care Service among Working AgeGroup, Tha Muang Muslim Community,Thong Nian Municipality, Amphoe Khanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

This cross-sectional study was conducted on Factors Related to Accessibility of Dental Care Service among Working AgeGroup, Tha Muang Muslim Community,Thong Nian Municipality, AmphoeKhanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The objectives were 1) to study the dental service utilization among working-age Muslims in Tha Muang Muslim Community,Thong Nian Municipality, Amphoe Khanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province 2) to study the perceived factors and associated factors associated withdental service utilization among working-age Muslims in Tha Muang Muslim Community,Thong Nian Municipality, Amphoe Khanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and 3) to study the relationship between associated factors and dental service utilization among working-age Muslims in Tha Muang community, Thong Nian Subdistrict, Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The sample size in this study consisted of 293 persons. Chi-square test was used.

            The results revealed that,the majority of the sample (70.99%) received dental services. The main reason for not receiving dental services was not having symptoms (54.11%). The perception was at a moderate level (41.64%). The knowledge was at a high level (36.68%). The attitude and experience regarding disease prevention and receiving dental services were at a high level (45.73%). The influences that led to practice were at a very high level (99.66%). The relationship analysis revealed that education level, monthly income,working period (days/week,hours/day), and knowledge about oral diseases were significantly related to receiving dental services at the 0.05 level (p-value = 0.001, 0.004, 0.002, 0.005, 0.040, respectively). Gender, age, having underlying diseases, medical treatment rights, perceived benefits and perceived barriers to oral health care, attitudes, experiences regarding disease prevention, and influences that led to practice were not related to receiving dental services among the working-age group in the Tha Muang Muslim community.Tong Nian Subdistrict Municipality, Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, with statistical significance at the 0.05 level (p-values = 0.007, 0.741, 0.434, 0.190, 0.217, 0.860, and 0.632, respectively).