Factors influencing the use of public dental services: An application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Table 4 Beliefs and their correlations with behavioural intention

Beliefs	Correlation^#
*Behavioural beliefs*	b _i e _i *with BI*
Prevent tooth decay	0.174	**
Keep teeth healthy	0.203	**
Prevent future problems with teeth, mouth or dentures	0.179	**
Keep teeth looking good	0.133	**
Prevent pain in teeth, mouth or dentures	0.144	**
Have good oral health	0.197	**
Receive preventive treatments	0.126	**
Have teeth cleaned	0.133	**
Receive fillings to fix dental decay	0.160	**
Receive unnecessary extractions^†	0.035
Prevent loss of teeth	0.136	**
Receive dental advice from a dental professional	0.100	*
Get dental problems fixed if there were any problems to be fixed	0.061
Have to wait a long time in the waiting room for the appointment^†	0.017
Experience painful dental treatment^†	0.036
Seen promptly	0.093	*
Afraid about the dental visit^†	0.080
Anxious about the dental visit^†	0.139	**
*Normative beliefs*	nb _j mc _j *with BI*
Family	0.118	*
Partner	0.102
Parent/s	0.163	**
Mother	0.140	*
Friend/s	0.119	*
*Control beliefs*	c _k p _k *with BI*
Long waiting lists	-0.098	*
Costly dental treatment	0.026
Having to pay a gap, i.e., co-payments	0.001
Bad dental experience^†	-0.006
Not having choice of dentist	-0.073
Being afraid about the dental visit^†	0.027
Being anxious about the dental visit^†	0.109
Inconvenient location of dental clinic	0.031

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