A Study of Oral Health Knowledge for Pregnant Women

Kim, Kwong Ok; Lee, Sun Ok; Kang, Seong Ae; Kim, Ga Young; Kim, Kyung Hee; Oh, Sun Hee; Jaung, Sun Ae; Seok, Hyo Seon; Kim, Mi Jeong; Son, Jeong Hui

doi:2016.22.4.202

Korean J Women Health Nurs > Volume 22(4); 2016 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2016;22(4):202-209.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.4.202 Published online December 27, 2016.

A Study of Oral Health Knowledge for Pregnant Women

Kwong Ok Kim, Sun Ok Lee, Seong Ae Kang, Ga Young Kim, Kyung Hee Kim, Sun Hee Oh, Sun Ae Jaung, Hyo Seon Seok, Mi Jeong Kim, Jeong Hui Son

¹Department of Nursing, Donju University, Busan, Korea.
²Department of Nursing, Silla University, Busan, Korea. solee@silla.ac.kr
³Department of Nursing, Granduate School of Silla University, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
This paper examined the relationship between knowledge differences of maternal oral health and of relevant demographic variables.
METHODS
Participants included 239 pregnant women who were recruited from Women's Hospital located in B city who agreed to participate in this study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis using the SPSS 21.0 program.
RESULTS
Maternal knowledge of oral health was moderate level (10.22±2.36). Scores of maternal knowledge of oral health were different according to age, education, occupation, parity, and dental care experience in pregnancy. Level of oral healthcare knowledge was weakly related to age and education.
CONCLUSION
Consequently, it is necessary to encourage pregnant women to take part in oral health education program during antenatal care.

Key Words: Oral health; Knowledge; Pregnant women