Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health Knowledge among 2,263 First-time Pregnant Urban Women: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study

Muralidharan, Shrikanth; Mallaiah, Pramila; Garale, Sakharam; Acharya, Arun Kumar

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2657

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“…In a Canadian study, Yang et al (26) concluded that cultural and social factors were associated with fetal exposure to tobacco smoke, which is somewhat consistent with the results of the present study. Various studies have shown that health literacy is stronger in people with higher education, employment, study, and access to various information (27)(28)(29). The results of regression model analysis showed the inverse negative effect of cultural capital so that with increasing cultural capital, the amount of fetal exposure to tobacco smoke decreased.…”

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Cultural Capital and Tobacco-related Health Literacy in Pregnant Women and the Relationship with Fetal Smoke Exposure

Tavassoli

Abedi

Gharejedaghi

2022

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background: Tobacco-related health literacy is a skill for pregnant women that leads to a correct understanding of the information needed to maintain the health of the fetuses and themselves against tobacco smoke. Cultural capital is also associated with the capacity and ability to acquire skills. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate pregnant women's cultural capital and tobacco-related health literacy and the relationship with fetal smoke exposure. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited a sample of 500 pregnant women referred to hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The data were gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire. Results: Tobacco-related health literacy was 60.8% more common at the high level. The cultural capital of pregnant women was 81.4% higher in the medium level. Logistic regression showed that cultural capital (OR = 0.47 and B = -0.737) and tobacco-related health literacy (OR = 0.77 and B = -0.0257) reversely affected the fetal tobacco smoke exposure (P < 0.05). As women's tobacco-related health literacy and cultural capital increased, the rate of fetal smoke exposure decreased. Conclusions: According to the results, as pregnant women’s health literacy concerning tobacco smoke and their cultural capital increased, the tobacco smoke exposure of pregnant women and their fetuses decreased.

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Cultural Capital and Tobacco-related Health Literacy in Pregnant Women and the Relationship with Fetal Smoke Exposure

Tavassoli

Abedi

Gharejedaghi

2022

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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“… 24 Another study on the oral health literacy of 2263 pregnant women suggests that it is necessary to improve the oral health literacy of pregnant women with the help of education. 25 …”

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Perceptions and determinants of oral health care among Iranian pregnant women: a qualitative study

Abdollahi,

Tehrani,

Mahdizadeh

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the determinants that influence oral healthcare behaviours among Iranian pregnant women.Study designQualitative study.SettingComprehensive health service centres.ParticipantsA sample consisting of all people involved in the process of oral care during pregnancy, 18 pregnant women, 7 midwives/healthcare workers, 3 supervisors of prenatal care services and 3 dentists) were purposefully sampled in terms of demographic characteristics.MethodsThe qualitative content analysis study conducted 31 semistructured individual interviews in 2022, utilising MAXQDA V.10.ResultsThe participants identified 3 main categories and 11 subcategories: individual and physiological determinants (care needs, perceived importance, motivation, oral health literacy and inherent pregnancy limitations), organisational determinants (costs, access to equipment and services, review of service delivery process and professional behaviour) and social-cultural determinants (educational services and support from family and friends).ConclusionsThe results can be used in interventions to improve oral healthcare for pregnant women. This study highlights the importance of addressing individual, organisational and social-cultural determinants to improve oral healthcare during pregnancy.

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“…Oral health literacy was higher among more educated women in our study. Several reports have also emphasized the direct association between oral health literacy and educational level [8, 10,16,19,[32][33][34][35][36]]. Women's ability to understand and use health information during pregnancy is affected by Health literacy [8].…”

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Oral health-related quality of life and its association with oral health literacy and dental caries experience among a group of pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Shahpari

Shekarchizadeh

Mousavi

2022

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Background: Oral health plays an important role in general health of the pregnant women and their newborns. The aim of this study was to assess oral health-related quality of life and its association with oral health literacy and dental caries experience among a group of Iranian pregnant women.Methods: Applying a convenient sampling method, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 pregnant women attending a governmental hospital in Isfahan, Iran, in 2019. Self-administrated questionnaires requested information about women’s demographics, their oral health-related quality of life utilizing Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14), and their oral health literacy utilizing Oral Health Literacy-Adult Questionnaire. A senior dental student conducted clinical examination under the artificial light of a headlamp based on the WHO (World Health Organization) criteria to record dental caries experience with Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. Mann-whitney U test, Kruskal–Wallis test, spearman correlation coefficient, and a linear regression model served for statistical analysis (p<0.05). Results: The mean age of the pregnant women was 28.8 ± 5.5. About half of the women (49.5%) had a high school diploma, and 84% were homemaker. The mean score of OHIP-14 was 13.2 ± 9.0 (range 0-38). The mean score of oral health literacy was 9.7 ± 3.2 (range 1-16). The mean DMFT was 9.8 ± 5.2. In multivariate analysis, higher score of OHIP-14 was associated with higher caries experience (p<0.05).Conclusions: Higher caries experience was associated with more effects of oral problems on pregnant women’s quality of life. Thus, it is recommended to increase their oral health-related quality of life via preventive measures to control the dental caries experience.

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Oral Health Literacy and Oral Health Knowledge among 2,263 First-time Pregnant Urban Women: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Cultural Capital and Tobacco-related Health Literacy in Pregnant Women and the Relationship with Fetal Smoke Exposure

Cultural Capital and Tobacco-related Health Literacy in Pregnant Women and the Relationship with Fetal Smoke Exposure

Perceptions and determinants of oral health care among Iranian pregnant women: a qualitative study

Oral health-related quality of life and its association with oral health literacy and dental caries experience among a group of pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

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