Tusi Somayeh Khoramian, Pouragha Behrooz, Hasanpoor Edris, Nazari Morteza
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry Alborz University of Medical Sciences Karaj Iran.
Department of Healthcare Services Management, School of Health Alborz University of Medical Sciences Karaj Iran.
Health Sci Rep. 2024 Dec 29;7(12):e70301. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70301. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Oral health issues present substantial obstacles for children and teenagers globally, affecting their holistic health. With Iranian children experiencing a high prevalence of dental cavities, understanding their utilization of dental services and the influencing factors is essential. Therefore, this study examined the utilization of dental and oral health services by children aged 6 to 14 at healthcare centers in Karaj, Iran, in 2019-2021.
This descriptive cross-sectional study included 361 children between 6 and 14 years old who visited healthcare centers in Karaj for dental services. The researchers developed a questionnaire to collect data. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS-21 software, Smirnov-Kolmogorov, and Spearman's correlation test.
Analysis of the data indicated that the utilization of dental and oral health services had significant correlations with the place of residence ( < 0.001), the father's education ( < 0.05), the number of children in the family ( < 0.005), and insurance coverage ( < 0.05). However, household income and the mother's education had no significant relationship with the utilization of dental and oral health services for the children in healthcare centers ( > 0.05).
Advocate for policies promoting oral health equity, addressing dental service access disparities, and supporting preventive measures in underserved communities, provision of insurance coverage for dental services can lead to improving the oral health of children.
口腔健康问题给全球儿童和青少年带来了巨大障碍，影响着他们的整体健康。伊朗儿童龋齿患病率很高，了解他们对牙科服务的利用情况及其影响因素至关重要。因此，本研究调查了2019 - 2021年伊朗卡拉季医疗中心6至14岁儿童对牙科和口腔健康服务的利用情况。
这项描述性横断面研究纳入了361名6至14岁在卡拉季医疗中心接受牙科服务的儿童。研究人员编制了一份问卷来收集数据。使用SPSS - 21软件、斯米尔诺夫 - 柯尔莫哥洛夫检验和斯皮尔曼相关性检验进行数据分析。
数据分析表明，牙科和口腔健康服务的利用情况与居住地（<0.001）、父亲的教育程度（<0.05）、家庭子女数量（<0.005）和保险覆盖情况（<0.05）存在显著相关性。然而，家庭收入和母亲的教育程度与医疗中心儿童对牙科和口腔健康服务的利用情况没有显著关系（>0.05）。
倡导促进口腔健康公平的政策，解决牙科服务获取方面的差距，并在服务不足的社区支持预防措施，提供牙科服务保险覆盖可改善儿童的口腔健康。
