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KMID : 1142520160040010029
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Korean Journal of Clinical Dental Hygiene
2016 Volume.4 No. 1 p.29 ~ p.39
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Pregnant Women’ Experience and Needs on Oral Hygiene Care Education and Oral Health Related Behavior
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Kim Mi-Na
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of the present research was to enhance pregnant women' oral hygiene condition by identifying their experience and needs of oral hygiene care education and oral health related behavior.
Methods: From August 1st to 31th in 2014, a total of 217 pregnant women from 8 obstetrics clinics and 1 maternity class located across Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon were conducted by a self-recoding-questionnaire.
Results: 1. 4.1% of the participants had experience a oral hygiene care education and 95.9% did not. 80.2% of the participants wanted to involve themselves in the research and 19.8% did not. 2. For the oral health related behavior, 75.1% of participants reported that they are currently using rotation toothbrushing method, 55.3% of participants with use of oral hygiene products, 16.6% of participants with doing regular oral examination, 11.5% of participants had dental treatments, and 76.5% of participants are having their dietary regulation. 3. Regular oral examination differed by age and experience with oral health education while dietary regulation differed by the needs for oral health education. But they did not show any difference depending on the pregnancy related features.
Conclusions: The present research showed that the oral hygiene care education opportunity need to be set for pregnant women and the provision information of how to manage their oral health also need to be offered.
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KEYWORD
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Oral health education, Oral health related behavior, Pregnant women
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