Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/922546
- Title
- Older Australian women's use of dentists: a longitudinal analysis over 6 years
- Author/Creator
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Sibbritt, David W.;
Byles, Julie E.;
Tavener, Meredith A.
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health
- Description
- Aim: To identify factors associated with dentist consultation by older Australian women. Methods: Participants from the older cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health which originally involved 12 432 older women. Results: The percentage of women who consulted a dentist in the years 1999, 2002 and 2005 were 35%, 36% and 37%, respectively. Women were more likely to consult with a dentist if they lived in urban areas (RR = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.21, 1.32), were non-smokers (RR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.21, 157), did not have diabetes (RR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.08, 1.25), had better physical health (RR = 1.02 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.02). Women were less likely to consult with a dentist if they found it difficult to live on their income (RR = 0.90; 95% CI: 085, 0.95). Conclusion: Access to dentists, cost of consultations and poor health appear to be significant factors influencing visits to a dentist by older Australian women.
- Relation
- Australasian Journal on Ageing Vol. 29, Issue 1, p. 14-20
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00396.x
- Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Keyword(s)
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consultation;
dentist;
longitudinal study;
oral health;
women
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/922546
- Identifier
- ISSN:1440-6381
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