Chisick M C, Poindexter F R, York A K
U.S. Army Dental Research Detachment, Fort Meade, MD, USA.
Mil Med. 1996 Dec;161(12):743-5.
This study identifies factors that influence dental utilization by U.S. military recruits prior to entering military service. Data were collected between February and June 1994 at one recruit in-processing site per service using self-administered questionnaires. A prestratified, systematic, random sample of 2,711 Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine recruits was drawn. Women and minorities were oversampled. Using logistic regression to determine what factors contribute to the likelihood of recruits having seen a dentist over the past year reveals that the likelihood is greater for females, singles, Air Force personnel, Native Americans, and the better educated; the likelihood is less for recruits who are black, above 19 years old, from the Midwest, Southwest, or Pacific regions of the U.S., and who perceive a need for dental care. Education is the strongest predictor of dental utilization prior to entering military service.
本研究确定了影响美国新兵入伍前牙科就诊率的因素。1994年2月至6月期间，在每个军种的一个新兵入营地点，使用自填式问卷收集数据。抽取了2711名陆军、空军、海军和海军陆战队新兵的预分层、系统随机样本。对女性和少数族裔进行了过度抽样。使用逻辑回归来确定哪些因素会增加新兵在过去一年看过牙医的可能性，结果显示女性、单身人士、空军人员、美洲原住民和受教育程度较高者的可能性更大；而黑人、19岁以上、来自美国中西部、西南部或太平洋地区且认为需要牙科护理的新兵可能性较小。教育是入伍前牙科就诊率的最强预测因素。
