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Oral health behavior of pregnant wome

Not Applicable
Conditions
Oral health behavior of pregnant women.
Problem related to education and literacy, unspecified
Registration Number
IRCT2015072423294N1
Lead Sponsor
Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Research on the Social Determinants of Health
Brief Summary

predictors of behavior promoting oral health in pregnant women based on HBM<br /> Sahar Nickbin poshtamsary 1, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi2, Rabiollah Farmanbar 3, Golpar Radafshar 4 , Zahra Atrkar Roshan 5<br /> Abstract :<br /> Background: Oral hygiene is one of the most important public health issues is that women as a vulnerable group with regard to their role in maintaining their health and their children is more important.<br /> Methods This study was a cross-sectional study - analysis. Which studied 110 samples from pregnant women attending 15 health centers in Rasht (33 bases) were randomly selected. Information with psychometric questionnaire which included questions on knowledge, health belief model and performance aspects of oral health care were collected and analyzed data.<br /> Results : Results showed that average performance score of women on oral health care for pregnant women 37/5 ± 15/9, respectively. In this study, between knowledge and practice (r = 0/19) found a positive correlation (p

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria : pregnant women nulliparous women ? at least to read and write ? an informed consent for the study .exclusion criteria : advanced gum disease ? oral knownunemployment associated with the dental profession

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oral health behavior of pregnant women. Timepoint: Before the intervention, three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Psychometric questionnaire based on HBM - dental plaque index with fuchsin tablet or Disclosing.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Performance and plaque index. Timepoint: Before the intervention, three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Psychometric questionnaire based on HBM - dental plaque index with fuchsin tablet or Disclosing.
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