Explorative study of the motives for non-utilization of the Danish Youth Care Scheme.
The present study attempted to develop an explanatory model for the lack of preventive dental behavior as demonstrated by the non-utilization of the Danish Youth Dental Care Scheme (YDCS). A focused interview was conducted with young, working class men by two carefully trained and experienced interviewers. Analysis of the interviews showed that no single factor could explain non-utilization of the YDCS. Rather a complex of factors partly on the individual social-psychologic, psychologic and economic level and partly on the social level, operating directly and indirectly with varying strength, needs to be considered. A new explanatory model for preventive dental behavior is developed and discussed in the light of recent theories on health behavior.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003718:Denmark; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012649:Self Concept