Barriers of access to oral health care among university students in southern Colombia, 2011. A multivariate analysis
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Antecedentes. El derecho a la salud es considerado un derecho humano fundamental, por tanto, es un principio para combatir las desigualdades –injustas e inmorales–. Así, es fundamental estudiar el proceso mediante el cual una necesidad de atención se satisface completamente.Objetivo. Analizar los determinantes de acceso a los servicios de salud bucal en estudiantes universitarios del municipio de Pasto.Materiales y métodos. En una muestra de 338 estudiantes universitarios se aplicó una encuesta confidencial utilizando un modelo comportamental de uso de servicios de salud.Resultados. Sobre los factores de capacidad, los estudiantes que respondieron tener mal estado de salud utilizaron más los servicios de salud bucal en el último año, mientras que los que reportaron estar insatisfechos con la apariencia de sus dientes utilizaron menos los servicios. Respecto a los factores de necesidad, los estudiantes que no tienen afectada su calidad de vida por incapacidad física y dolor físico utilizan menos los servicios de salud bucal. Los factores predisponentes no arrojaron resultados significativos.Conclusiones: Este estudio encontró que los factores de capacidad y de necesidades estaban asociados con la consulta odontológica reciente en estudiantes universitarios del municipio de Pasto.Summary
Background. The right to health is considered to be a fundamental human right. Therefore, it is a starting point from which to combat unjust and immoral inequalities. It is essential to study the process through which a need for attention is completely satisfied.Objective. To analyze determinants of access to oral health care among university students in municipality of Pasto.Materials and methods. A sample of 338 university students answered a confidential survey that was based upon previous studies using a health care services utilization behavioral model.Results. In terms of enabling factors, the students that responded as ‘having a bad health state’ were those that used oral health care services the most in last year, while those students that responded as "being dissatisfied with the appearance of their teeth’ used oral health care services less. In relation to need factors, the students whose quality of life was not affected by physical impairment and physical pain used oral health care services less. Predisposing factors were not statistically significant.Conclusions. This study found that enabling and need factors were associated with recent dental consultations by university students in the municipality of Pasto.Keywords
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