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Periodontal health awareness and oral hygiene practice among pregnant women at prince Hashem bin Abdullah II hospital
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Marwan Uqlah
al-Jariri, Muhammad Faris
Muhammad, Abir Amin
Kurayshan, Suniya Muhammad
al-Snaslih, Basmah Ahmad
Quqazah, Ali Abd Allah
Source
Journal of the Royal Medical Services
Issue
Vol. 27, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.77-87, 11 p.
Publisher
The Royal Medical Services Jordan Armed Forces
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess periodontal health awareness and oral hygiene practices among pregnant women.
Methods: A quantitative and cross-sectional research design was employed.
A sample of 200 pregnant women attending Prince Hashem bin Abdullah II Hospital completed the study.
Women completed questionnaires regarding their socio-demographic characteristics and the level of periodontal health awareness and oral health care practices.
Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used to analyze the data.
Results: Only 26.5% of women believe that gum disease could harm infants.
In addition, 75.5% believe that pregnancy is a common cause of teeth loss.
About 42.5% believe that it is normal to lose one tooth during pregnancy.
Furthermore, only 39.5% visited a dental clinic during pregnancy.
Age, number of children, and level of education were associated with some items related to periodontal health knowledge and oral care practices (P<.05).
The most commonly reported reasons for not visiting a dentist were the belief that there is no need to visit a dentist (39.5%) and the belief that dental treatment could harm the fetus (30.5%).
Conclusions: Unhealthy self-care practices and Knowledge deficit regarding some aspects of periodontal health were evident in the current study.
It is important to address these oral health practices by dental and medical health providers when providing follow-up services.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Marwan Uqlah& al-Jariri, Muhammad Faris& Muhammad, Abir Amin& Kurayshan, Suniya Muhammad& al-Snaslih, Basmah Ahmad& Quqazah, Ali Abd Allah. 2020. Periodontal health awareness and oral hygiene practice among pregnant women at prince Hashem bin Abdullah II hospital. Journal of the Royal Medical Services،Vol. 27, no. 3, pp.77-87.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1326088
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Marwan Uqlah…[et al.]. Periodontal health awareness and oral hygiene practice among pregnant women at prince Hashem bin Abdullah II hospital. Journal of the Royal Medical Services Vol. 27, no. 3 (Dec. 2020), pp.77-87.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1326088
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Marwan Uqlah& al-Jariri, Muhammad Faris& Muhammad, Abir Amin& Kurayshan, Suniya Muhammad& al-Snaslih, Basmah Ahmad& Quqazah, Ali Abd Allah. Periodontal health awareness and oral hygiene practice among pregnant women at prince Hashem bin Abdullah II hospital. Journal of the Royal Medical Services. 2020. Vol. 27, no. 3, pp.77-87.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1326088
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 86-87
Record ID
BIM-1326088