Bozorgmehr Kayvan, Hintermeier Maren, Biddle Louise, Hövener Claudia, Gottlieb Nora
AG 2 Population Medicine and Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Germany.
Section for Health Equity Studies and Migration, Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany.
J Health Monit. 2024 Jan 17;9(Suppl 1):2-10. doi: 10.25646/11844. eCollection 2024 Jan.
The utilisation of outpatient dental services is an important indicator for monitoring healthcare provision in Germany. In the general population, the 12-month prevalence of dental service utilization is 82.2 %. For refugees, this indicator has hardly been measured, although studies suggest an objectively high need for dental care.
As part of the population-based cross-sectional RESPOND study (2018), self-reported health and healthcare, including the use of dental services, was assessed in three representative, random samples of refugees residing in reception and shared accommodation centres in Baden-Württemberg and Berlin.
The indicator was available for 68.8 % (594) of the 863 surveyed refugees. Overall, 38.2 % of the respondents stated that they had utilised dental services in the previous 12 months, whereas 41.4 % had never used any dental care in Germany.
The utilisation of dental services among refugees is very low compared to the level of utilisation in the general population. It reflects a discrepancy between access and needs.
门诊牙科服务的利用情况是监测德国医疗保健服务的一项重要指标。在普通人群中,牙科服务利用的12个月患病率为82.2%。对于难民而言,尽管研究表明他们对牙科护理的客观需求很高,但这一指标几乎未被测量过。
作为基于人群的横断面RESPOND研究(2018年)的一部分,在巴登-符腾堡州和柏林的接待及共享住宿中心居住的难民的三个代表性随机样本中,对自我报告的健康状况和医疗保健情况(包括牙科服务的使用)进行了评估。
在863名接受调查的难民中,68.8%(594人)的该指标数据可用。总体而言,38.2%的受访者表示他们在过去12个月中使用过牙科服务,而41.4%的人在德国从未接受过任何牙科护理。
与普通人群的利用水平相比,难民中牙科服务的利用率非常低。这反映了可及性与需求之间的差异。