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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Self-reported dental visits among adults in Benin City, Nigeria
Christopher Okunseri1, David Born, Amit Chattopadhyay
1Marquette University School of Dentistry, Department of Clinical Services, 1801 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA. Christopher.okunseri@marquette.edu
Objective:
To identify patterns and predictive factors independently associated with self-reported dental visits of adults resident in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study of 358 adults aged 18-64 years using a closed ended, oral health questionnaire administered by trained interviewers to assess sociodemographic information and factors associated with oral healthcare utilisation.
Results:
26% of adults reported having visited a dentist within the previous 12 months, 22% within 12-36 months, 30% over 36 months previously, and 22% had never been to a dentist. 32% visited a dentist for treatment, 22% when in pain, and 2% when referred. Those aged 25-34 years were twice as likely as those aged 18-24 years to have visited a dentist in the past year after adjusting for sex, and employment. Women were twice as likely as men to have visited a dentist within the past 12 months after adjusting for age and employment.
Conclusion:
Being of younger age, female and employed were associated with visiting a dentist in the previous 12 months.
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