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Table 5 Predisposition to visit oral health care centres after issuance of referral letters (N = 791)

From: Barriers and facilitators of dental service utilization by children aged 8 to 11 years in Enugu State, Nigeria

 

Visited oral health care centres after referral

Predisposition

Yes

No

Total

P value

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 
    

<0.001

Very negative

95(81.9)

640(94.8)

735(92.9)

 

Moderately negative

0(0.0)

3(0.4)

3(0.4)

 

Negative

3(2.6)

10(1.5)

13(1.6)

 

Positive

12(10.3)

18(2.7)

30(3.8)

 

Very positive

6 (5.2)

4(5.9)

10(1.3)

 

Total

116(100.0)

675(100.0)

791(100.0)