Self-reported oral hygiene habits, dental attendance and attitudes to dentistry during pregnancy in a sample of immigrant women in North London

Hullah, Esther; Turok, Yaroslava; Nauta, Maud; Yoong, Wai

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“…The majority of the women (92.9%) were housewives and only 13.6% had medical insurance. According to the Registrar General's classification of social classes (19), the largest proportion were from intermediate class II (27.4%) based on their husband's occupation. For 30.5% of the women, this was their first pregnancy.…”

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“…The Registrar General's classification of social classes groups for the United Kingdom (UK) was used in this study as it is widely used in medical research (19). This system of classification is based on occupation.…”

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“…It groups occupations into social classes according to their skill level and general social standing in the community. Unemployed women are allocated on the basis of their husband's occupation (19).…”

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Oral health status, knowledge and practice among pregnant women attending Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan

Ibrahim

Amro

Ghandour

2016

East Mediterr Health J

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Good oral health is important in pregnancy but little is known about the oral health and knowledge and practices of pregnant Sudanese women. This cross-sectional study was conducted to address this gap. A sample of 420 pregnant women attending the prenatal clinic at Omdurman maternity hospital were interviewed and examined for caries and periodontal disease. The mean age of the women was 27.1 (SD 5.8) years, 52.4% had > primary school education and 7.1% were employed. Only 12% had a high level of oral health knowledge and 21.2% a positive attitude towards oral health. Most of the women (65.9%) had poor oral health practices; only 10.2% had visited a dentist during pregnancy. On clinical examination, 58.6% had healthy gums while 12.1% had bleeding gums and 22.9% had calculus. The mean decayed, missing and filled teeth value was 1.16 in the age group 16−19 years and 3.49 in age group ≥ 20 years. These findings suggest the need for oral health programmes as part of prenatal care for pregnant Sudanese women. RÉSUMÉ Une bonne santé bucco-dentaire est importante en période de grossesse, mais peu d'informations sont disponibles sur l'état de santé bucco-dentaire, les connaissances et les pratiques des femmes enceintes soudanaises en la matière. La présente étude transversale a été conduite afin de combler cette lacune. Un échantillon de 420 femmes enceintes de la clinique prénatale de la maternité de l'hôpital d'Omdourman ont été interrogées et examinées afin de déterminer si elles souffraient de caries et de parodontopathies. L'âge moyen des femmes étaient de 27,1 ans (ET 5,8) ; 52,4 % avaient suivi un enseignement primaire, et 7,1 % avaient un emploi. Seulement 12 % d'entre elles avaient une bonne connaissance de la santé bucco-dentaire, et 21,2 % démontraient une attitude positive en la matière. La majorité des femmes (65,9 %) avaient de mauvaises pratiques d'hygiène bucco-dentaire, et seulement 20 % s'étaient rendues chez un dentiste au cours de leur grossesse. À l'examen clinique, 58,6 % avaient des gencives saines, contre 12,1 % qui souffraient de saignements gingivaux et 22,9 % qui avaient du tartre dentaire. La moyenne de l'indice CAO (dent cariée, absente ou obturée) était de 1,16 pour le groupe d'âge des 16-19 ans, et de 3,49 pour le groupe d'âge des 20 ans et plus. Ces résultats laissent penser qu'il existe un besoin en programmes de santé bucco-dentaire dans le cadre des soins prénatals pour les femmes enceintes soudanaises. ‫درمان‬‫املتوسط‬ ‫لرشق‬ ‫الصحية‬ ‫املجلة‬ ‫العرشون‬ ‫و‬ ‫الثاين‬ ‫املجلد‬ ‫عرش‬ ‫احلادي‬ ‫العدد‬ 803

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Oral health status, knowledge and practice among pregnant women attending Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan

Ibrahim

Amro

Ghandour

2016

East Mediterr Health J

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“…(19) Similarly, Halah et al found that most of the mothers (73.7%) reported good habits of oral and dental health care, such as tooth brushing twice a day. (20) Martinez et al reported that several pregnant mothers (84%) brushed their teeth two or three times a day. (21) In the present study, the structures of the Health Belief Model predicted 20% variance in oral and dental health care behavior.…”

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An Investigation into the Predictors of Behavior Promoting Oral and Dental Health in Pregnant Women Based on the Health Belief Model (HBM)

Poshtamsary

Sigaroudi

Farmanbar

et al. 2016

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Introduction:Oral and dental health is viewed as one of the most important domains of public health, which is of over riding importance among mothers who, with regard to their role in maintaining their health and their children's health, are considered one of the vulnerable groups. Materials and Methods:This is a cross-sectional study in which 110 pregnant mothers referring to 15 Health Treatment Centers of Rasht (totally 33 centers) were randomly selected. The data were collected by distributing a questionnaire with items on awareness, different dimensions of the Health Belief Model (HBM), and practices in relation to oral and dental health care. The data were then analyzed. Results:Findings showed that the mean practice score of mothers on "the practice of oral and dental health care by pregnant women" was 37.5±15.9 in relation to oral and dental health care for pregnant women. Awareness (ß = 0.382) and among the structures of the Health Belief Model, perceived sensitivity (ß = −0.263) and perceived obstacles (ß = −0.367) were the most significant predicting factors of behavior of oral and dental health in pregnant women. These variables indicated 20% variance for oral and dental health care behavior. Conclusion:This study indicated the efficiency of the health belief model (HBM) in predicting behavior promoting oral and dental health among pregnant mothers.

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“…Poor oral health in pregnant women has shown associations with the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (4,5), and increases the chance of dental caries in their children (6). Pregnant women's regular tooth brushing and dental attendances are reported to be undesirable worldwide (7)(8)(9). In Iran, less than half of women visit dentists during their pregnancy (10,11).…”

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A Health Belief Model-Based Instrument for Assessing Factors Affecting Oral Health Behavior During Pregnancy

Bahramian¹,

Mohebbi²,

Khami³

et al. 2017

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Self-reported oral hygiene habits, dental attendance and attitudes to dentistry during pregnancy in a sample of immigrant women in North London

Abstract: Efforts to improve the uptake of dental care should be directed towards immigrant groups in order to promote better maternal health. Further research is required into the provision of dental care during pregnancy, as the high level of non-attendance demonstrated by mothers is undesirable.

Cited by 72 publications

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Oral health status, knowledge and practice among pregnant women attending Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan

Oral health status, knowledge and practice among pregnant women attending Omdurman maternity hospital, Sudan

An Investigation into the Predictors of Behavior Promoting Oral and Dental Health in Pregnant Women Based on the Health Belief Model (HBM)

A Health Belief Model-Based Instrument for Assessing Factors Affecting Oral Health Behavior During Pregnancy

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