Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia

Oral health problem among pregnant woman has been shown to have possible association with preterm birth and low birth weight. Several studies found that pregnant women have limited knowledge of these adverse outcome .The aims of this study were to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices of pr...

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Main Authors:	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Abllah, Zurainie
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RG Gynecology and obstetrics RJ Pediatrics RK Dentistry
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/1/58986_Evaluation%20Of%20Knowledge.pdf

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spelling	iium-589862019-01-31T01:38:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/ Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Abllah, Zurainie R Medicine (General) RG Gynecology and obstetrics RJ Pediatrics RK Dentistry Oral health problem among pregnant woman has been shown to have possible association with preterm birth and low birth weight. Several studies found that pregnant women have limited knowledge of these adverse outcome .The aims of this study were to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women and to examine their practices in relation with their intraoral health status. Methods: This a cross-sectional study where pregnant women from government health clinics in Kuantan, Pahang completed a questionnaire to assess their knowledge, attitudes and practices towards oral health. A thorough dental examination was done to attain their oral health status. Results were analyzed by descriptive analysis, chi square test and multiple logistic regressions. Results: 296 pregnant women participated in this study. The mean age of the respondents was 28.7 years and the mean parity was two (2). Majority of them were Malay (91.9%) and had education below than higher secondary school (47.3%). Most respondents demonstrated poor knowledge (67%) and poor attitude (54%) about dental health in general.175 (59.1%) respondents do not know that gum disease are common in pregnancy and 235 (79.4%) of them are unaware of gum problems causing possible risk of adverse outcome in pregnancy. Half of them (53%) had good practice on oral health. Women with increase parity and are working were less likely to develop missing teeth. Good attitude towards dental health was found to be a protective factor for oral health disease. Conclusion(s): Most women were less knowledgeable and had poor attitude about oral and dental health. Gestation, employment and good attitude were significantly associated with good oral health outcome. Hence, targeted education should be promoted during prepregnancy in order to prevent possible adverse pregnancy outcome. 2017-10-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/1/58986_Evaluation%20Of%20Knowledge.pdf Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim and Abllah, Zurainie (2017) Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia. In: 1st IIUM International Dental Conference 2017 in Commemoration of the Kulliyyah of Dentistry 10th Anniversary (1st IIDC), 6th-8th October 2017, Kuantan, Pahang. http://iidc.com.my/
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topic	R Medicine (General) RG Gynecology and obstetrics RJ Pediatrics RK Dentistry
spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RG Gynecology and obstetrics RJ Pediatrics RK Dentistry Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Abllah, Zurainie Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia
description	Oral health problem among pregnant woman has been shown to have possible association with preterm birth and low birth weight. Several studies found that pregnant women have limited knowledge of these adverse outcome .The aims of this study were to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women and to examine their practices in relation with their intraoral health status. Methods: This a cross-sectional study where pregnant women from government health clinics in Kuantan, Pahang completed a questionnaire to assess their knowledge, attitudes and practices towards oral health. A thorough dental examination was done to attain their oral health status. Results were analyzed by descriptive analysis, chi square test and multiple logistic regressions. Results: 296 pregnant women participated in this study. The mean age of the respondents was 28.7 years and the mean parity was two (2). Majority of them were Malay (91.9%) and had education below than higher secondary school (47.3%). Most respondents demonstrated poor knowledge (67%) and poor attitude (54%) about dental health in general.175 (59.1%) respondents do not know that gum disease are common in pregnancy and 235 (79.4%) of them are unaware of gum problems causing possible risk of adverse outcome in pregnancy. Half of them (53%) had good practice on oral health. Women with increase parity and are working were less likely to develop missing teeth. Good attitude towards dental health was found to be a protective factor for oral health disease. Conclusion(s): Most women were less knowledgeable and had poor attitude about oral and dental health. Gestation, employment and good attitude were significantly associated with good oral health outcome. Hence, targeted education should be promoted during prepregnancy in order to prevent possible adverse pregnancy outcome.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Abllah, Zurainie
author_facet	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Abllah, Zurainie
author_sort	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
title	Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in pahang, malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/58986/1/58986_Evaluation%20Of%20Knowledge.pdf
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Evaluation of knowledge and attitude towards oral health during pregnancy and common practices among pregnant women residing in Pahang, Malaysia

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