ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2022
Attitudes and knowledge of pregnant women about oral health.
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- Unfavourable beliefs about oral health and safety of dental care during pregnancy: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Utilization of dental care services among adult Indian population: A meta-analysis of evidence from 2011-2022.Health promotion perspectives · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluation of Pregnant Women's Perspectives on Root Canal Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- [Design and evaluation of an oral health booklet during pregnancy].Atencion primaria · 2026Observational
- Assessment of Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Habits Regarding Oral Health: Development and Validation of a Measurement Instrument.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Investigating the relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus and the amount of dental plaque and decayed in pregnant women in Hamadan: A case-control study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Maternal Knowledge of Oral Health During Pregnancy and Early Childhood: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2026Review
- Parental Knowledge of Breastfeeding and Nutrition: Influence on Oral Health and Self-Reported Early Childhood Caries in Preschool Children in Croatia.Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- Myths about Oral Health and Associated Factors in Pregnant Women in a Public Hospital in Peru.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2025Article
- Periodontal Health Among Pregnant Women in Sri Lanka: A Cross-Sectional Study.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Oral Health Knowledge, Self-Assessed Oral Health Behavior, and Oral Hygiene Practices among the Adult General Population in Croatia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Attitude of the General Dentist in the Republic of Croatia toward Treating Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Mothers' Awareness of the Correlation between Their Own and Their Children's Oral Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Oral Health Behaviours, Knowledge, and Literacy of Expectant Mothers: A Cross-Sectional Study among Maternity Ward Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Pregnant Women in Routine Prenatal Care in South China: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate attitudes and knowledge regarding oral health and infant oral health among pregnant women. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study involved 325 pregnant women in the Republic of Croatia who completed an anonymous online questionnaire (Google forms) from January to June 2019. The questionnaire was divided into three parts. The first part contained questions about the demographic data experience about oral health in pregnancy. The second part was related to the knowledge of the relationship between oral health and pregnancy. The third section consisted of questions related to knowledge about the oral health of children at the earliest age. The results were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analysis, and Chi-square test.
resultsThe women are mostly informed about oral health in pregnancy from their dentists (53.54%) and least from their general doctors (4%). In pregnancy, gingival bleeding was observed by 52.31% of respondents and tooth mobility by 12.31%. The Chi-square test found that there was a difference in attitude regarding the age at which they should stop breastfeeding between respondents who had their first pregnancy and those who already had children. Only 9.23% of respondents are aware that breastfeeding can cause tooth decay.
conclusionPregnant women in the Republic of Croatia do not have sufficient knowledge, and they are neither aware of the importance of oral health during pregnancy nor infant oral health.
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