Orthodontic demand and its influencing factors among undergraduates at a university in Foshan City
Objective This study was aimed at understanding the demand for orthodontics among undergraduates and the related influencing factors.Methods A survey of undergraduate students at a public university in Foshan City,Guangdong Province,was conducted by using a self-administered questionnaire through the Questionnaire Star platform,with a convenience sampling method.Results A total of 1 020 valid questionnaires were collected.The number of students with orthodontic demands was 394,accounting for 38.6％of the respondents.Among men,169(32.9％)had orthodontic demands;among women,225(44.4％)had orthodontic demands.Among medical students,184(43.2％)had orthodontic demands;among non-medical students,210(34.5％)had orthodontic demands.A total of 860(84.3％)participants indicated that the advice of relatives and friends would drive their motivation to seek orthodontic services,and 443(43.4％)participants indicat-ed that their accepted cost of orthodontics was below 5 000 RMB.A total of 18.2％participants indicated that they"know a lot about orthodontics",73.4％indicated that they"have heard a little about orthodontics",and 8.3％indicated that they"don't know anything about orthodontics".Binary logistic regression analysis indicated that gender(OR=1.476,P=0.009),specialty(OR=1.623,P=0.002),price(OR=1.387-3.640,all P＜0.05),and Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index(GOHAI,OR=0.915,P＜0.001)were significant factors influencing orthodontic demands among undergraduates.Conclusion Nearly 40％of the university's undergraduates had orthodontic de-mands.The motivation of this undergraduate population to seek orthodontic treatment was highly influenced by rela-tives and friends.Knowledge of orthodontic treatment was low in this population.Female gender,medical specializa-tion,high acceptance of orthodontic treatment price,and low quality of life related to oral health were the significant factors influencing the demand for orthodontic treatment in this population.
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