Factors Associated with Satisfaction on Accessibility of Denture Services among the Elderly in Sai Thong Sub-district, Bang Saphan Noi District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province

Abstract

The objectives of this cross-sectional descriptive research were to study the elderly's access to artificial denture services and the relationship factor towards satisfaction to access to denture services among the elderly in Sai Thong Sub-district, Bang Saphan Noi District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. The participant was 268 elderlies. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaire. The descriptive statistics; frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were used to analyze the data as well as the Chi - Square for the associated factors with satisfaction to access to denture services. Statistic. The majority of respondents  were female, 79.10%, their age ranged from 60 – 69 years old 65.3%,  they had no underlying disease 58.2%, work as agriculturist 68.6%, their monthly income approximately 10,001 - 15,000 baht, 35.1%, they were married 46.3%, finished primary school 74.5%. Most of them had good level of self-care (88.4%). They had never recognized the information on artificial denture services 68.7%, had a caregiver 60.8%. Most of elderly had satisfaction to access to denture services at high level (66.0%), Their knowledge and attitude toward artificial denture services was at a high level (68.6%) and moderate level (56.0%), respectively. The association found that age, occupation, educational level, congenital disease, income, having a caregiver, marital status, and attitudes toward denture services were significantly associated with satisfaction on accessibility of denture services (p-value < 0.05). According to the finding, it is recommended that those working on access to denture services should encourage participants to enhance their attitudes toward denture services.