The study protocol was approved by ethics committee at the College of Dentistry Research Center, King Saud University and Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia.
Eight intermediate public and four private schools were selected randomly from the four different administrative zones [north, south, east and west] in Riyadh City. The number of selected students for each zone was based on the number of schools and number of the students enrolled in them. Data for this study was obtained through the use of a self-administered Arabic questionnaire. The questionnaire was pretested to ensure items clarity and modifications were done accordingly. Six hundred questionnaires were distributed to the students. The students were requested to answer the questionnaire in their class rooms in the presence of their teachers and the investigator. However, participation in the study was voluntary. Questions from the students regarding the meaning of the words were allowed and answers of questions were loudly announced to other students. The questionnaire consisted of the following:
Socio-demographic variables including age, nationality and parental education.
Participant’s self-rating of their own oral health status.
Frequency of use of oral health care services during the last 2 years.
Type of the dental clinic visited.
Reason for the dental visit.
Level of satisfaction with the last visit.
Factors determining their decision for choosing or encouraging their use of the dental clinic.
Factors determining their decision for dropping or discouraging their utilization of the dental clinic.
The data were coded and entered into a computer. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS ver. 13) was utilized to calculate descriptive statistics and statistical tests. T-test was used to determine if the observed differences between factors encouraging/discouraging the participants for using dental services and other contributing factors were statistically significant. Contributed factors include: type of clinic, type of visit, frequency of visit and self-rated oral health. The significant level was set at 0.05.
3. Results
Of the 600 questionnaires distributed to the students, 597 questionnaires were returned. Three questionnaires were not filled due to the absence of the students. Sixty-six students (11.1%) were excluded from the study because they reported that they did not visit the dentist during the last 2 years. Therefore, 531 students were included in this study. Table 1 presents the socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample and the dental health care related variables.
The study protocol was approved by ethics committee at the College of Dentistry Research Center, King Saud University and Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia.Eight intermediate public and four private schools were selected randomly from the four different administrative zones [north, south, east and west] in Riyadh City. The number of selected students for each zone was based on the number of schools and number of the students enrolled in them. Data for this study was obtained through the use of a self-administered Arabic questionnaire. The questionnaire was pretested to ensure items clarity and modifications were done accordingly. Six hundred questionnaires were distributed to the students. The students were requested to answer the questionnaire in their class rooms in the presence of their teachers and the investigator. However, participation in the study was voluntary. Questions from the students regarding the meaning of the words were allowed and answers of questions were loudly announced to other students. The questionnaire consisted of the following:Socio-demographic variables including age, nationality and parental education.Participant’s self-rating of their own oral health status.Frequency of use of oral health care services during the last 2 years.Type of the dental clinic visited.Reason for the dental visit.Level of satisfaction with the last visit.Factors determining their decision for choosing or encouraging their use of the dental clinic.ปัจจัยที่กำหนดตัดสินใจปล่อย หรือท้อใจของพวกเขาใช้ประโยชน์จากคลินิกทันตกรรมข้อมูลถูกเข้ารหัส และป้อนเข้าสู่คอมพิวเตอร์ แพคเกจทางสถิติสำหรับสังคมศาสตร์ (SPSS ver. 13) ถูกนำมาใช้ในการคำนวณสถิติเชิงพรรณนาและการทดสอบทางสถิติ ทดสอบ T ถูกใช้เพื่อกำหนดว่าถ้าความแตกต่างที่สังเกตได้ระหว่างปัจจัยส่งเสริม/ท้อใจร่วมใช้บริการทันตกรรมและปัจจัยอื่น ๆ ที่มีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ รวมปัจจัยคงไม่สนุก: ชนิดของคลินิก ชนิดเยี่ยม ความถี่ในการเยี่ยมชมและสุขภาพช่องปากตนเองได้คะแนน มีการตั้งค่าระดับนัยสำคัญที่ 0.053. ผลลัพธ์การ 600 แบบสอบถามแจกให้กับนักเรียน 597 แบบสอบถามส่งกลับ สามถามได้ไม่เต็มเนื่องจากขาดของนักเรียน หกสิบหกนักเรียน (11.1%) ถูกแยกออกจากการศึกษาได้เนื่องจากพวกเขารายงานว่า พวกเขาไม่ได้พบทันตแพทย์ในระยะ 2 ปี ดังนั้น นักศึกษา 531 ถูกรวมอยู่ในการศึกษานี้ ตารางที่ 1 แสดงลักษณะทางประชากรและสังคมของตัวอย่างที่ศึกษาและตัวแปรที่เกี่ยวข้องดูแลสุขภาพฟัน
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