scholarly journals Oral health-related knowledge and practices among a cohort of pregnant Portuguese women

Author(s):  
Margarida Esteves ◽  
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Joana Pereira ◽  
Carolina Gomes ◽  
Bárbara Cunha ◽  
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Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding prenatal and infant oral health in a sample of pregnant women from Coimbra, Portugal. Methods: A self-applied questionnaire was administered to randomly selected pregnant women who attended prenatal check-ups at two public health institutions in Coimbra. Collected data included sociodemographic information, oral health knowledge and practices in pregnancy, and knowledge on oral health in children. All ethical requirements were met. Statistical analysis was conducted using descriptive and inferential methods. Variables were tested for independence using a chi-square test with a 95% confidence interval. Results: A total of 120 women enrolled in the study. Although 68.9% of participants brushed their teeth twice daily, 36.4% reported not using floss, with a statistically significant association with age (p=0.004). Half of the respondents had not attended a dental appointment before pregnancy, and 59.2% believed pregnancy could be harmful to oral health. Findings showed limited knowledge of the possible consequences of gingivitis and periodontitis to the course of pregnancy and the importance of diet in oral health. Moreover, a low level of understanding was noted regarding the existence and prevention of early childhood caries. Conclusions: Oral health-related knowledge and practices of surveyed women were in general deficient. Considering pregnancy is a period of particular interest for acquiring knowledge and good oral health practices, which are decisive for both the expectant mother and the child, our results highlight an urgent need to implement prenatal oral health care programs in this study population.

Author(s):  
Chetanjit Baruah ◽  
Alpana P. Rabha ◽  
Hiranya Saikia

Background: Oral health is an integral part of general health and wellbeing of an individual at every stage of life. Good oral health knowledge is a requisite criterion for good oral health related behavior. So, this study was done to assess knowledge and practice about oral health and whether there is any difference of knowledge and practice about it among nursing and pharmacy students.Methods: A cross sectional study was done among 110 nursing and 90 pharmacy students in June 2019 by stratified random sampling method using a self-administered predesigned structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were applied using SPSS software.Results: Knowledge and practice of pharmacy students was found to be better than nursing students.Conclusions: Knowledge and practice of the students should be improved through health education.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-229
Author(s):  
Mayara Delfino Sentone Rossato ◽  
Márjori Frítola ◽  
Paulo Henrique Rossato ◽  
Valéria Campos Mariano Francelino ◽  
Regina Célia Poli-Frederico ◽  
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AbstractThis study aimed to assess mothers’ oral health-related knowledge and practices in immediate and late puerperium, and in the child’s first year of life. This study is a prospective cohort study, in which data were collected from 358 mothers of children born between 2013 and 2014, in immediate and late puerperium, and in children’s first year of life, by interviews with sociodemographic characterization and oral health questionnaires, and were analyzed by descriptive statistics and Chi-square test (α = 5%). Participants were mainly aged 20 to 29 years (53.9%), with 7 to 11 years of education (67.6%), from low social class (72.3%), unemployed (58.9%), married or in common-law marriage (84.1%), with more than one child (60.1%). Although 51.7% of them had received information about children’s oral health, only 0.8%, 32.4% and 13.7%, respectively, knew the concept, etiology and preventive attitudes regarding dental caries. Mothers aged under 20 and over 30 years, with lower education and from low social class presented significantly lower oral health-related knowledge. At children’s first year of life, although 78.7% of the children had already been taken to the dentist, half of them had already tasted sugary foods and drinks. It is highlighted the social determination and the need of an improvement of mothers’ oral health related knowledge and practices. Educational actions, especially in prenatal programs, are important to achieve this improvement and to decrease early childhood caries rates.Keywords: Dental Caries. Child. Health Knowledge Attitudes, Practice. Parents. Oral Health.ResumoAvaliar o conhecimento e as práticas de mães sobre a saúde bucal de seus filhos no puerpério imediato, tardio, e no primeiro ano de vida da criança. Trata-se de um estudo de coorte prospectiva, no qual os dados foram coletados de 358 mães de bebês nascidos entre 2013 e 2014, no puerpério imediato, tardio e um ano após o parto, por entrevistas com perguntas sobre dados sociodemográficos e sobre saúde bucal. Os dados foram analisados por estatísticas descritivas e pelo teste Qui-quadrado (α = 5%). As participantes apresentavam, majoritariamente, idades entre 20 a 29 anos (53,9%), com 7 a 11 anos de estudo (67,6%), eram de baixa classe social (72,3%), desempregadas (58,9%), casadas ou em união estável (84,1%), e tinham mais de um filho (60,1%). Apesar de 51.7% delas afirmarem ter recebido informações sobre saúde bucal infantil, apenas 0,8%, 32,4% e 13,7%, respectivamente, sabiam o conceito, etiologia e as atitudes preventivas à cárie. Mães com idades abaixo de 20 e acima de 29 anos apresentaram menor conhecimento sobre saúde bucal do que as demais. No primeiro ano de vida, apesar de 78,7% das crianças já terem ido ao dentista, metade delas já havia experimentado alimentos e bebidas açucarados. Destaca-se a determinação social e a necessidade de melhora no conhecimento e práticas das mães sobre saúde bucal. Ações educativas, especialmente em programas de atenção pré-natal, são importantes para atingir essa melhora e, consequentemente, diminuir as taxas da cárie na primeira infância. Palavras-chave: Cárie Dentária. Criança. Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Práticas em Saúde. Pais. Saúde Bucal.


2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Luz Araújo de SOUSA ◽  
Adriana CAGNANI ◽  
Andréia Moreira de Souza BARROS ◽  
Luciane ZANIN ◽  
Flávia Martão FLÓRIO

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate pregnant women's knowledge and perception of oral practices as well as their relationship with periodontal disease. Methods The project was developed in 27 units of the Family Health Strategy in the city of Picos, State of Piauí, Brazil, whose service prioritized providing the first dental appointment for pregnant women. A questionnaire was applied to 302 pregnant women, and a calibrated examiner (Kappa=0.96) performed the intraoral exam (CPI). Results the disease was present in 90.7% of them, although 96.4% had been to the dentist once, the majority have not seen a dentist during pregnancy, either because they feared the treatment would harm the baby, or lack of perceiving the need for doing so. Among those that had seen a dentist, did so because of pain or due to routine dental appointments. (19.9%). The belief that pregnancy could cause oral problems was mentioned by 39.7%, however, the majority (98.3%) stated they had received no guidance in this period, a fact which was shown to be associated with periodontal disease (p=0.0003). Conclusion It was concluded that there had been disease prevalence in the group, becoming persistent throughout pregnancy and also that the women presented many oral health care doubts during their gestational period.


2020 ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
Anirban Dey ◽  
Santanu Sen Roy ◽  
Debarshi Jana

The aim of the short study is to evaluate self-reported oral health knowledge attitudes and behaviour among local auto-rickshaw drivers inSodepur, Kolkata, India. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 auto-rickshaw drivers and was carried out with the help of 10 questions. Age, gender and level of education data was recorded. Statistical analysis was performed with the help of Epi Info ™ 7.2.2.2 EPI INFO is a trademark of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) using the Chi-Square test (x2). Results: The (mean ± S.D.) age of the respondents was (38.62±14.03) with range 19 – 70 years and the median age was 35.5 years. Most of the participants (56.0%) were with age between 20 - 39 years. About 76.0% of the participants was with the level of education up to middle standard (up to 9th standard). The variation of scores of knowledge and attitude, also showed highly significant with level of education and behaviour being non-significant. While the study in age group among the auto drivers, showed significant on knowledge & behaviour and attitude as non-significant. (Chi Square-test, P > 0.01). Conclusion: Among auto-rickshaw drivers oral health knowledge, attitude and behaviour showed improved results in relation to level of education and age, although there were deficits in behaviour in relation to level of education and attitude in age wise co-relation. For better future of population, it can be improved with awareness programmes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-311
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abbas Amanat ◽  
Jacob John ◽  
Tan Maw Pin ◽  
Mahmoud Danaee ◽  
Vaishali Malhotra ◽  
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Abstract Background Poor oral health affects not only dietary choices but overall well-being. This study explores the influence of lifestyle, socio-demographics and utilization of dental services on the dentition status of an older urban Malaysian population. Methods A total of 1210 participants 60 years and above, representing the three main ethnic groups were recruited from a larger cohort study. Weighted factors valued for comparison included socio demographics and health status. Knowledge of and attitude and behaviour towards personal oral health were also assessed. Dentition status, adapted from WHO oral health guidelines, was the dependent variable investigated. Data were analysed using descriptive chi square test and multivariate binary logistic regression. Results Overall, 1187 respondents completed the study. The dentition status and oral health related knowledge, attitude and behaviour varied between the three ethnic groups. The Chinese were significantly less likely to have ≥13 missing teeth (OR = 0.698, 95% CI: 0.521–0.937) and ≥1 decayed teeth (0.653; 0.519–0.932) compared to the Malays, while the Indians were significantly less likely than the Malays to have ≥1 decayed teeth (0.695; 0.519–0.932) and ≥2 filled teeth (0.781; 0.540–1.128). Conclusion Ethnic differences in dentition outcome are related to oral health utilization highlighting the influence of cultural differences and the need for culturally sensitivity interventions.


e-GIGI ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ollivia R. Anggow ◽  
Christy N. Mintjelungan ◽  
P. S. Anindita

Abstract: The knowledge of dental and oral health is very essential to the formation of one's actions in the maintenance of his/her dental and oral health. One of the most common oral disease in Indonesian citizen is dental caries. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between the knowledge of oral health status and caries among scavengers in Sumompo Manado. This was a descriptive analytical study with a cross sectional design. There were 78 scavengers aged 18-45 years old as respondents obtained by using purposive sampling method. The results showed that the highest percentages of knowledge about oral health and caries status were in less knowledge with high caries status by an average of 32.1%. The chi-square test obtained a p value of 0.027. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between oral health knowledge and caries status of scavengers in Sumompo Manado.Keywords: oral health knowledge, scavengers, caries Abstrak: Pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut sangat penting untuk terbentuknya tindakan seseorang dalam pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Salah satu penyakit gigi dan mulut yang paling banyak diderita masyarakat Indonesia ialah karies gigi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut dengan status karies pada pemulung di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir Sumompo (TPA) Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif analitik dengan desain potong lintang. Responden penelitian ialah pekerja pemulung yang umumnya pada kelompok usia 18-45 tahun sebanyak 78 orang. Metode pengambilan sampel secara purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengetahuan responden tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut dan status karies paling banyak ditemukan pada pengetahuan kurang dengan status karies tinggi yaitu sebesar 32,1%. Berdasarkan uji Chi-Square didapatkan p value 0,027 (p < 0,05). Simpulan: Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut dengan status karies pekerja pemulung di Tempat Pembuangan Akhir Sumompo Manado. Kata kunci: pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut, pekerja pemulung, status karies


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Andreas Putro Ragil Santoso

Most pregnant women give birth normally, but 15% of cases are life-threatening complications including preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is marked by an increase in proteinuria, whereas protein is closely related to leukocytes because the breakdown of proteins into amino acids is carried out by enzymes present in leukocytes, especially neutrophil cells. This study aims to determine the relationship between urine leukocyte levels and protein in urine in third trimester pregnant women. The research design used was analytic observation with a cross sectional approach. The study population was 35 Trimester III pregnant women in Madura klampis puskesmas, then determined based on the formula Slovin found 31 Trimester III pregnant women. The sampling technique is done using probability sampling technique. The results of research conducted based on the chi square test showed that the significance of p> 0.05 was 0.111 which showed that there was no relationship between leukocytes and urine protein in third trimester pregnant women.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 499-534
Author(s):  
Fernanda Jorge Guimaraes ◽  
Francyelle Juliany Da Silva Santos ◽  
Antônio Flaudiano Bern Leite ◽  
Viviane Rolim De Holanda ◽  
Girliani Silva De Sousa ◽  
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Introdução: a gestação é um período na vida da mulher que a expõe a diversas alterações físicas e psíquicas. É neste momento de sua vida que a mulher esta mais susceptível a desenvolver transtornos mentais, os quais podem estar relacionados a baixo nível de escolaridade e/ou socioeconômico, ser do sexo feminino, estar solteiro ou separado, não ter emprego, ser tabagista, etilista e ter história familiar de doença mental.Objetivo: analisar a ocorrência de adoecimento mental em gestantes e os fatores associados ao mesmo.Método: estudo transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. A população do estudo foi constituída por gestantes cadastradas em Unidades de Saúde da Família. Para a coleta dos dados foi utilizado questionário com dados de identificação das participantes e o questionário Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Para análise dos dados, utilizou-se frequência absoluta e relativa, como também o teste de qui-quadrado sem correção, teste de qui-quadrado de tendência com extensão de Mantel-Haenzel e o teste de qui-quadrado com correção de yates para analisar a associação entre o adoecimento mental e as variáveis sócio-demográficas, gestacionais e de saúde. Estudo aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (CAAE 64945317.1.0000.5208).Resultados: a proporção de sugestão de adoecimento mental em gestantes foi de 31,9% e esteve associada com estar solteira, ter estudado até o ensino fundamental, não ter planejado a gravidez e possuir doença crônica.Conclusões: portanto, o adoecimento mental identificado nas gestantes participantes do estudo pode estar associado a variáveis estado civil, escolaridade, planejamento da gravidez e possuir doença crônica. Introducción: La gestación es un período en la vida de la mujer que la expone a diversos cambios físicos y psíquicos. Es en este momento de su vida cuando la mujer es más susceptible a desarrollar trastornos mentales, los cuales pueden estar relacionados con bajo nivel de escolaridad y / o socioeconómico, ser del sexo femenino, estar soltero o separado, no tener empleo, ser fumadora, alcoholica y tener antecedentes familiares de enfermedad mental.Objetivo: Analizar la ocurrencia de trastornos mentales en gestantes y los factores asociados al mismo.Método: Estudio transversal, con abordaje cuantitativo. La población del estudio fue constituida por gestantes registradas en Unidades de Salud de la Familia. Para la recolección de los datos se utilizó el cuestionario con datos de identificación de las participantes y el cuestionario Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Para el análisis de los datos, se utilizó una frecuencia absoluta y relativa, como también la prueba de chi-cuadrado sin corrección, prueba de chi-cuadrado de tendencia con extensión de Mantel-Haenzel y la prueba de chi-cuadrado con corrección de yates para analizar la asociación entre la enfermedad mental y las variables socio demográficas, gestacionales y de salud. Estudio aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigación de la Universidad Federal de Pernambuco (CAAE 64945317.1.0000.5208).Resultados: La proporción de sugerencia de enfermedad mental en gestantes fue de 31,9% y estuvo asociada con estar soltera, haber estudiado hasta la enseñanza básica, no haber planeado el embarazo y tener enfermedad crónica.Conclusiones: Por lo tanto, la enfermedad mental identificada en las gestantes participantes del estudio puede estar asociada a variables estado civil, escolaridad, planificación del embarazo y tener enfermedad crónica. Introduction: Gestation is a period in the life of the woman that exposes her to various physical and psychic changes. It is at this point in her life that a woman is more likely to develop mental disorders, which may be related to low level of schooling and/or socioeconomic status, being female, being single or separated, having no job, being a smoker, and have a family history of mental illness.Objective: to analyze the occurrence of mental illness in pregnant women and the associated factors.Method: cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. The study population consisted of pregnant women enrolled in Family Health Units. To collect the data, a questionnaire was used with identification data of the participants and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Absolute and relative frequency were used to analyze the data, as well as the chi-square test without correction, chi-square test with Mantel-Haenzel extension and the chi-square test with yacht correction to analyze the association between mental illness and socio-demographic, gestational and health variables. Study approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Pernambuco (CAAE 64945317.1.0000.5208).Results: the proportion of suggestion of mental illness in pregnant women was 31.9% and was associated with being single, having studied until elementary school, not having planned pregnancy and having a chronic illness.Conclusions: therefore, the mental illness identified in pregnant women participating in the study may be associated with variables marital status, schooling, pregnancy planning, and chronic illness.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Maria Septiana

Pregnancy exercise is therapeutic motion exercises to prepare pregnant women, physically or mentally, to deal with the fast delivery, secure and spontaneous. The participation of pregnant women in making pregnancy exercise may be influenced by several factors such as knowledge, education, and employment of pregnant women. This study was to know the influence of knowledge, education, and employment on the participation of pregnant women for doing pregnancy exercise. This was an observational analytical study with a cross-sectional approach. The study population was 40 pregnant women. Total sampling was applied to obtain 40 samples. Bivariate analysis using the chi-square test and multivariate analysis using logistic regression was applied in the data analysis. Results of the study showed respondents have the most knowledge at 60% unfavorable category, 67.5% the level of primary education, 67.5% as many working mothers, 55% pregnant women who do not follow pregnancy exercise. There is a relationship between knowledge, education, employment with the participation of pregnant women in the class doing pregnancy exercise on pregnant women(p= 0.002, p = 0.005, p = 0.014). There are influences together knowledge (p = 0.048; Exp B = 5.196), education (p = 0.041; Exp B = 7.272) and employment (p = 0.041; Exp B = 6.201) the participation of pregnant women in doing pregnancy exercise.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Debby Yulianthi Maria

Physiological changes in the body occur during pregnancy, sometimes followed by changes in attitude, state of the soul and behavior. To find out a person's healthy condition, it is necessary to measure the quality of life and stress. This study is to determine the relationship between quality of life related to oral health (OHRQoL) and stress with fetal development in second trimester of pregnant women. This research usedcross sectional approach; populations were pregnant women in second trimester who examined the womb at BPM Endang Purwaningsih Pleret Bantul Yogyakarta there were 56 people in November 2018, using total sampling. The research instrument was the OHIP-14, SRQ-20, and fetal development guidelines. Processing data in this study was using IBM SPSS 20 and Microsoft Excel. The statistical test which is used chi square test. There were 3 respondents with life quality that related to oral health (OHRQoL) in middle category and 53 respondents (94.64%) in the good category quality of life related to oral health (OHRQoL). 41 respondents (73.21%) who were not experiencing stress. There was one respondent with inappropriate fetal development. Chi square test showed that there was no correlation between quality of life related to oral health (0,810 > 0,05) and stress (0,095 > 0,05) with fetal development in second trimester of pregnant women in the BPM Endang Purwaningsih Pleret Bantul Yogyakarta. Quality of life related to oral health (OHRQoL) and stress does not affect fetal development in second trimester pregnant women at BPM Endang Purwaningsih Bantul Pleret Yogyakarta.


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