title: [Factors influencing oral insurance among children in Chengdu].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to investigate the value of child oral health for Chengdu parents, their intentions, and factors influencing their decision to acquire oral insurance coverage for their childrens.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 562 Chengdu parents were interviewed using questionnaires by convenient sampling, and the results were analyzed using SPSS 20.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age of children (B = -1.741, P = 0.004), age of parents (B = 2.031, P = 0.003), level of oral discomfort (B = 0.569, P = 0.000), incurring/not incurring oral care expenses in the previous year (B = 1.897, P = 0.014), the last time parents' had teeth cleaned (B = 0.777, P = 0.006), and acquiring/not acquiring commercial insurance coverage (B = 1.632, P = 0.031) significantly influenced the intention of acquiring child oral insurance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Child oral health, health and insurance awareness of parents, and other factors influenced the intention of parents to purchase oral insurance coverage for their children, which were significant to establish pediatric dental insurance.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yanyan
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jinghu
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jing-xian
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xuepeng
authors.forename: Qu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chengge
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002681:China; D003729:Dental Care; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D009909:Oral Health / Q000191:economics*; D010290:Parents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires