Oral Health Literacy and Related Factors among Pregnant Women Referring to Health Government Institute in Kerman, Iran
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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20: e5337, 2020. tab
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1056891
ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To evaluate oral health literacy among pregnant women in Kerman, Iran. Material andMethods:
The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 169 pregnant women referring to government institute. Data were collected by demographic profile (including age, number of children, educational level, dental attendance before pregnancy and economic status), 17-item oral health literacy questionnaire consisting of four domains (including reading comprehension, numeracy, listening, and decision-making skills), self-assessment oral health status, DMFT index and oral health behavior. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 software using ANOVA and Chi-square tests at a significance level of 0.05.Results:
The mean age of participants was 27.92 ± 5.25 years, 38.2% of them had bachelor's degree, 35.8% had dental attendance before pregnancy and 29.1% brushed daily their teeth twice or more. Dentists were the most frequent source of oral health information. Moreover, 60.0% believed their oral health was to be moderate, and 59.4% had inadequate oral health literacy. There was also a significant correlation between educational level, monthly income and dental attendance before pregnancy.Conclusion:
Our results showed inadequate oral health literacy among pregnant women, highlighting the necessity of dental consultation before pregnancy.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Health Behavior
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Health Education, Dental
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Pregnant Women
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Health Literacy
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Iran
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iran
Institution/Affiliation country:
Kerman University of Medical Sciences/IR
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences/IR
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