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.
Conclusion: 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.
目的: 了解成都儿童家长对儿童口腔健康的重视程度以及儿童家长对儿童口腔保险的购买意向及其影响因素。
方法: 采用方便抽样方法，对成都市562位儿童家长进行问卷调查，对调查结果使用SPSS 20.0统计学软件，采用多元回归和相关性检验等方法进行统计学分析。
结果: 儿童年龄（非标准化系数B=−1.741，P=0.004）、家长年龄（B=2.031，P=0.003）、口腔疾病困扰程度（B=0.569，P=0.000）、1年内有无口腔花费（B=1.897，P=0.014）、家长上次洁牙时间（B=0.777，P=0.006）以及有无其他的商业保险（B=1.632，P=0.031）对家长购买儿童口腔健康保险意向的影响有统计学意义。
结论: 儿童口腔健康情况、儿童家长口腔保健意识和保险意识等因素均对家长购买儿童口腔健康保险意向存在影响，在儿童口腔健康保险的制定过程中应关注这些因素的影响。