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- Title
ORAL HYGIENE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN; PRACTICES AND KNOWLEDGE.
- Authors
Shabbir, Saima; Zahid, Masooma; Qazi, Aamna; Younus, Syed Muneeb
- Abstract
Objective: To define the self-reported oral health knowledge, attitudes and oral hygiene habits, among pregnant women getting antenatal care at Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital Karachi. Method and Material: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted at the KVSS Site Hospital antenatal clinic during the period January - June 2013. The data was analyzed using the SPSS for Windows (version 16.0; SPSS Inc. Chicago. IL) statistical software package and was validated visually. Result: Most of the respondents revealed a reasonable level of oral health knowledge and positive attitudes towards oral health. However, there were gaps in the oral health knowledge of the women surveyed. The relationship between the level of oral health knowledge and ethnicity (p=0.856), level of education (p=0.079), age category (p= 0.166), and trimester of pregnancy (p=0.219) were not statistically significant. In addition, the women's knowledge and attitude towards oral health was not reflected in their oral hygiene practices. Conclusions: There is a need to provide oral health education for pregnant women during antenatal care in order to highlight the significance of good oral health in achieving good health for both the mother and her baby.
- Subjects
ORAL hygiene; MATERNAL health; PREGNANT women; TOOTH care &; hygiene; PRENATAL care; MOTHER-infant relationship; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Professional Medical Journal, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 1, p109
- ISSN
1024-8919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.01.1418