Background and Objective: Oral health is one of the most of public health issues that
requires attention. Pregnant women are at high risk for dental care and need
more attention. Therefor, the aim of
this study was to assess the effect of educational intervention on knowledge
and practice about prevention of dental decay in pregnant women in Arak. Materials and Methods: This study
was a quasi-experimental study that was carried out on 130 pregnant women,
selected with multi-stage sampling technique from health centers in Arak and
divided into case and control groups (each group consisting of 65 women).
Inclusion criteria was pregnant women with literacy, inhabitant in Arak city
and informed to participation in this study. Data collection was done before
intervention with questionnaire that was reliable and validity was based on
knowledge, as well as their performance about oral health and a checklist for
assessment of DMFT and plaque index (PI).
The women of the case group participated in 7 educational sessions during two
months of intervention and again three months after، data were recollected and analyzed with descriptive and
analytical tests. Results: The
mean of age in case and control groups was 27.1±3.5 and 29.8±4.3 years and mean
of DMFT was 5.8±2.2 and 5.3±1.8, respectively. Between the mean scores of
knowledge, attitude and performance variables before and after intervention,
there were a significant difference in the case group as compared to the
control group (p < 0.05). There was
also no significant relationship between DMFT before and after intervention (p>0.05). Conclusion:
Applying education is very effective for developing an educational program for
oral health in pregnant women. Besides, such programs and follow up education
on controlling and monitoring is highly recommended.
Shamsi, M., Hidarnia, A., Niknami, S., & Karimi, M. (2020). The effect of educational programs on knowledge and preventive behavior about dental decay in pregnant women in Arak. Daneshvar Medicine, 20(6), 71-85.
MLA
Mohsen Shamsi; Alireza Hidarnia; Shamsaddin Niknami; Mahmmod Karimi. "The effect of educational programs on knowledge and preventive behavior about dental decay in pregnant women in Arak". Daneshvar Medicine, 20, 6, 2020, 71-85.
HARVARD
Shamsi, M., Hidarnia, A., Niknami, S., Karimi, M. (2020). 'The effect of educational programs on knowledge and preventive behavior about dental decay in pregnant women in Arak', Daneshvar Medicine, 20(6), pp. 71-85.
VANCOUVER
Shamsi, M., Hidarnia, A., Niknami, S., Karimi, M. The effect of educational programs on knowledge and preventive behavior about dental decay in pregnant women in Arak. Daneshvar Medicine, 2020; 20(6): 71-85.
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