scholarly journals Infant Oral Health Knowledge and Awareness: Disparity among Pregnant Women and Mothers visiting a Government Health Care Organization

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anup Nagaraj ◽  
Sonia Pareek
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Health Care Organization ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Infant Oral Health

Pregnant Women’s Infant Oral Health Knowledge and Beliefs: Influence of Having Given Birth and of Having a Child in the Home

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1288-1295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne D. Baker ◽  
Rocio B. Quiñonez ◽  
Kim Boggess ◽  
Ceib Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Infant Oral Health

Oral Health Knowledge of Pregnant Women on Pregnancy Gingivitis and Children's Oral Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Zhong ◽  
KN Ma ◽  
YS Wong ◽  
Y So ◽  
PC Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Early Childhood Caries ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Children’S Oral Health ◽  
Childhood Caries

Objective: Pregnancy gingivitis and early childhood caries remain prevalent in Hong Kong. The aim of this study was to assess pregnant women's knowledge and beliefs related to pregnancy gingivitis and children's oral health. Study design: An outreach survey was carried out in a clinic that provided antenatal examination. A written oral health questionnaire related to pregnancy gingivitis and early childhood caries was administered to pregnant women. Of the 106 pregnant women who enrolled in the study, 100 completed the questionnaires. Results: Among the 100 subjects, only 39% correctly identified that hormonal changes contribute to pregnancy gingivitis. Only 36% identified red and swollen gums as signs of gingivitis. Furthermore, 53% of the surveyed pregnant women were not sure about the amount of toothpaste to administer to a child aged 18 months to 5 years. Almost 50% assumed that a replanted avulsed tooth would probably not survive within a short extra-alveolar period of less than 60 minutes. Conclusion: Prenatal women generally lack knowledge of a common oral disease that occurs during pregnancy and of what constitutes adequate oral health care for children. Oral health care education should be implemented as part of a prenatal care program.

scholarly journals Association between oral health knowledge and practices of Saudi Pregnant women in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 411-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balgis Gaffar ◽  
Maha El Tantawi ◽  
Asim Al-Ansari ◽  
Adel AlAgl
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge

scholarly journals Qualitative Study on Perception of Antenatal Mothers towards Oral Health Care: In-depth interview

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorhazayti Ab. Halim ◽  
Rashidah Esa ◽  
Md Muziman Syah
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Practices

Introduction: Attending regular dental check-up is very important to pregnant women. However, many women do not utilize oral healthcare services during the antenatal period. It had been reported in Health Information Management System report (MOH, 2007) that the attendance of antenatal mothers to dental clinic were unsatisfactory. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore the perception of antenatal mothers towards oral health care. Materials and Methods: In-depth interviews were carried out with a convenience sampling of 20 antenatal mothers across three government health clinics in Selangor, Malaysia. The interview using guided questions which explored participant’s oral health knowledge, attitude and oral health practice. All interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed by thematic analysis. The interviews were carried out until the saturation of information were achieved. Results: The main themes emerging from the data related to low oral health knowledge, poor attitude and oral health practices during pregnancy. Although all participants have basic knowledge of dental caries development, however, many of them unaware of the significance of preventive dental visits during pregnancy. Poor attitudes and oral health practices among antenatal mothers in this study were due to they had not received the necessary oral health information. Conclusion: Antenatal mother’s perception of oral health care crucially impacts on oral health status, continuity of utilization of oral healthcare services and hence pregnancy outcome. Their views provided a baseline information for planning and formulating appropriate oral health education and promotion strategies.

scholarly journals ORAL HYGIENE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Saima Shabbir ◽  
Masooma Zahid ◽  
Aamna Qazi ◽  
Syed Muneeb Younus
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Antenatal Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Education ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Objective: To define the self-reported oral health knowledge, attitudes and oralhygiene habits, among pregnant women getting antenatal care at Kulsoom Bai Valika HospitalKarachi. Method and Material: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conductedat the KVSS Site Hospital antenatal clinic during the period January - June 2013. The data wasanalyzed using the SPSS for Windows (version 16.0; SPSS Inc. Chicago. IL) statistical softwarepackage and was validated visually. Result: Most of the respondents revealed a reasonablelevel of oral health knowledge and positive attitudes towards oral health. However, there weregaps in the oral health knowledge of the women surveyed. The relationship between the levelof 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 hygienepractices. Conclusions: There is a need to provide oral health education for pregnant womenduring antenatal care in order to highlight the significance of good oral health in achieving goodhealth for both the mother and her baby.

scholarly journals Oral health knowledge among a cohort of pregnant women in south India: A questionnaire survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 3015
Author(s):  
SVenkata Lakshmi ◽  
A Srilatha ◽  
D Satyanarayana ◽  
LSwetha Reddy ◽  
SumaB Chalapathi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
South India ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge
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