Volume 14, Issue 33, January - June, 2020

Oral health awareness among pregnant women in Upper Egypt

Noha M. Ali Abdalla¹, Ayat M. Omar Masoud^1,2♦, Ekbal A. Emam³, Ahmad S. Abd EL-Male⁴

¹Nurse Specialist in Technical Institute of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Minia University, Egypt / Assist. professor of Maternity and Neonatal Health Nursing,Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt
²Assist. professor of Maternity and Neonatal Health Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Saudi Arabia
³Assist. Professor of Maternity Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Minia University, Egypt
⁴Assist. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

^♦Corresponding author
Ayat M. Omar Masoud, Tel. 00966560278929, Email: amo00@fayoum.edu.eg, ayatalharery@gmail.com, amasoud@ju.edu.sa

ABSTRACT

There has recently been increased understanding of the role of maternal oral health and its possible health impacts. This study was conducted during pregnancy to evaluate the awareness of pregnant women regarding oral health .A cross-sectional descriptive research design has been adopted for 300 pregnant women at MCH centers in Minia Area. Significant proportion of pregnant women (69.7%) had poor awareness level regarding oral health. So that health education and promotion activities will be targeted to boost pregnant mothers' information and awareness.

Keywords: Oral health, Pregnancy, Awareness

Drug Discovery, 2020, 14(33), 163-169

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