Attitude and awareness of expectant and lactating mothers toward infant oral health care in North Indian subpopulation: A cross-sectional study

Jindal, Ayushi; Namdev, Ritu; Aggarwal, Gaurav; Singhal, Parul; Asija, Sakshi; Thukral, Harleen

doi:10.4103/sjos.sjoralsci_27_17

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“…The knowledge score amongst mothers with third child was higher than amongst mothers with first and second child (P-val-ue<0.001) (Table 3). This will promote good oral health in children [8].…”

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Knowledge and Awareness of Indian Mothers towards Infant Oral Health: A Survey

Dang¹,

Datana²,

Ss³

et al. 2019

Act Scie Dental

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Introduction: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a serious public health problem and is one of the most common causes of early loss of deciduous teeth. If mothers are aware of risk factors associated with development of this disease and have basic knowledge about infant oral hygiene, then it can be prevented. Therefore, this survey was conducted to assess knowledge and awareness of mothers regarding infant oral health and its maintenance and its correlation with mother's education, order of child birth, age of mother at child birth and socioeconomic status. Materials and Methods:This survey was conducted amongst 100 mothers visiting the Out Patient Department of a tertiary care teaching institute in Pune, Maharashtra. A questionnaire form consisting of multiple choice questions pertaining to knowledge and awareness about infant oral health was distributed to the volunteer mothers, the data was compiled and analysed statistically. Results:In the present study, 53% of mothers scored <5 (poor knowledge) and only 11% scored >7 (excellent knowledge) showing inadequate knowledge about infant oral health. Mother's knowledge about infant oral heath showed significant positive correlation with her education, order of child birth, age at child birth and socioeconomic status (P-value<0.001). Conclusion:The present study concludes that mothers have inadequate knowledge and awareness about infant oral health. Activities like parental counselling, lectures, mass education at family welfare centres, educational plays and videos etc. should be organised by the health care providers/dental surgeons to improve mother's knowledge and awareness to promote good oral health amongst the future generation.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Knowledge and Awareness of Indian Mothers towards Infant Oral Health: A Survey

Dang¹,

Datana²,

Ss³

et al. 2019

Act Scie Dental

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Efficacy of an Audio-Visual Aid in Improving Knowledge and Awareness Towards Infant Oral Health Care for Expectant Mothers

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Aim: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a PowerPoint Presentation in Up-grading the knowledge and awareness towards infant oral health care among expectant mothers. Methods: This was a cross sectional survey conducted in various maternity hospitals throughout Jaipur city, India. A 15 minute PowerPoint Presentation based on infant oral health care was presented to a total of 120 expectant mothers. The participants were made to fill a 15-point questionnaire on the same subject before and after the presentation. Based on a formulated scoring criterion, the knowledge and awareness level of each participant was quantified pre-intervention and post-intervention. The data thus obtained was analysed using descriptive statistics and chi square test, with the level of significance set at P<0.05. Results: There was a very high statistical difference (p=0.000) between the mean scores of the participants before and after the presentation, from 5.55 to 13.96 out of a maximum possible score of 15. The range of scores improved from 0-14 pre-presentation to 9-15 post- presentation. A significant improvement was seen in the mean scores of every socio- demographic group (p=0.000). A relatively high number of participants (85.8%) agreed that the presentation would change how they care for their child in the future. Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the use of audio-visual aids is beneficial in improving the knowledge and awareness towards infant oral health care among expectant mothers. Further research can be conducted to evaluate different designs of various audio-visual aids and their long-term efficacy catering to different socio- demographic groups. KEYWORDS Expectant mothers, infant oral health care, awareness, audio-visual aid, pregnant women, maternal awareness

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