IADR Abstract Archives
Barriers to Access Oral Health Care Among HIV/AIDS Adults
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to survey barriers to access oral health care services and to assess factors affecting these barriers among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam
Methods: An questionnaire that included 50 items regarding barriers to accessing oral health care was developed and validated (Cronbach’s alpha and ICC were 0.89 and 0.95, respectively). The study was conducted into 2 phases. In the first phase, 399 PLWHA (18 years or older) living in HCMC participated in the cross-sectional study happening from April to June 2021 by responding anonymously the 50-item online questionnaire. Then, thirty of them who had high scores of these barriers was invited to join the In-depth interviews for second phase, the factors affecting them were interviewed by 2 trained interviewers.
Results: There were five groups of barriers to access oral health care services among PLWHA in HCMC, they were cost (58.7%), administrative (54.1%), fear (44.1%), access (43.1%), and awareness (22.3%). Four main factors affected to these barriers were stigma and discrimination from society, self-stigma, dental treatment costs, and cumbrous administrative procedures.
Conclusions: The PLWHA were facing many barriers to access oral health care services in HCMC and there were many factors needed to be solved by priority oral health care policies for the special subjects.
Methods: An questionnaire that included 50 items regarding barriers to accessing oral health care was developed and validated (Cronbach’s alpha and ICC were 0.89 and 0.95, respectively). The study was conducted into 2 phases. In the first phase, 399 PLWHA (18 years or older) living in HCMC participated in the cross-sectional study happening from April to June 2021 by responding anonymously the 50-item online questionnaire. Then, thirty of them who had high scores of these barriers was invited to join the In-depth interviews for second phase, the factors affecting them were interviewed by 2 trained interviewers.
Results: There were five groups of barriers to access oral health care services among PLWHA in HCMC, they were cost (58.7%), administrative (54.1%), fear (44.1%), access (43.1%), and awareness (22.3%). Four main factors affected to these barriers were stigma and discrimination from society, self-stigma, dental treatment costs, and cumbrous administrative procedures.
Conclusions: The PLWHA were facing many barriers to access oral health care services in HCMC and there were many factors needed to be solved by priority oral health care policies for the special subjects.