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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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Investigating the access barriers to oral and dental health services for children from the perspective of parents attending the health centers of Kerman
Leyla Vali1, Zahra Zare2, Yones Jahani3, Khalil Kalavani4
1 Associate professor, Environmental Health Engineering Research Center, Department of Health Services Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
2 Ph.D. candidate of Health Care Management, Department of Health Services Management, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Associate professor, Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman university of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
4 Ph.D. candidate of Health Care Management, Student Research committee, Department of Health Services Management, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Khalil Kalavani
Student Research committee, Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Management and Medical Information, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman
Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1735-3327.374806
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Background: Oral health plays a key role in people's overall health. Dental caries is the most important problem in children's oral health. Despite significant advances made in the area of oral health around the world, there is inequality in access to oral health within Iran and abroad, and this is considered a public health challenge. This study was conducted to investigate the access barriers to children's oral health services from the perspective of parents attending the health centers of Kerman, Iran.
Materials and Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was carried out, as a cross-sectional survey, on 410 parents of children living in Kerman, Iran. The data were collected by access barriers questionnaire, and then were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistical methods and the multiple linear regression test. Confidence interval (CI) in this study was 95% (95% CI).
Results: The most common access barrier to children's oral health was the high treatment cost. The access barriers to children's oral health services were significantly associated with parental education (P = 0.00), maternal employment (P = 0.04), supplementary insurance (P = 0.00), and family income (P = 0.01). Parental satisfaction was also significantly correlated to the child's sex (P = 0.04), supplementary insurance (P = 0.04), and number of filled teeth (P = 0.04). The mean score of parental satisfaction was 1.83 ± 0.34; within the range of 1–3 from satisfied to dissatisfied.
Conclusion: The cost of dental treatment services high and there are many barriers to accessing children's oral health.
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