Health Behaviors Regarding Oral Hygiene Among Pregnant Women With Diabetes Who Attending Primary Health Care Centers At Baghdad City.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Dental problems among pregnant woman with diabetes mellitus are one of the major medical and social problems with increasing prevalence in last decades. Objectives: To identify health behaviors regarding oral hygiene among pregnant women with diabetics and find out the relationship between oral hygiene heath behaviors and studied variables. Methodology: A cross sectional design was conducted from 7 July to 30 September 2014 on non probability (convenient sample) of 150 pregnant women with diabetes was selected from twelve Primary Health Care Centers at Baghdad city. Questionnaire format is tool for data collection which had designed and consisted of three main parts including: socio demographic, reproductive characteristics and items of oral hygiene behaviors among pregnant women with diabetes. Reliability of the questionnaire was determined through internal consistency of correlation coefficient (R= 0.940) and validity of content was determined through reviewing it by (12) experts in different specialties and was determined through pilot study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze collected data. Result: Result of study revealed that (35.3%) of study sample was (35-39) years old, (34.7%) of the study sample was graduated from primary school and less, half of the study sample was government employment and self employed, (42.7%) of the study sample had moderate socioeconomic status, the highest percentage (70.0%) of the study sample did not exposed to direct smoking, The result indicates that oral hygiene behaviors have moderate mean score in all items. There are no statistical significant association between oral hygiene domain and studied variables. Conclusions: All items related to health behavior concerning oral hygiene is in moderate mean of score, which may expose pregnant women with diabetes to high risk of periodontal diseases. Recommendations: Dental care provider should perform a dental examination at least every three months for each pregnant woman with diabetes, explanation of the effect of diabetes on periodontal health, oral hygiene instruction ,oral prophylaxis, professional cleaning and treatment of periodontal diseases (scaling and root planing) when needed.
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Dr. Iqbal M. Abbas
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