Assessment of Pregnant Women Knowledge and Attitude Regard Oral Health Care

Abstract

This study was aimed to assess the pregnant women knowledge and Attitude regard oral health care. Sample: Apurposive sample technique was used to recurrent 265 pregnant women . Setting: The study was conducted at ante natal outpatient clinic At Ain Shams Maternity University Hospital . Study design: A descriptive study design was used. Study Tools: Administered structured interviewing arabic questionnaire sheet, and likert scale were developed to collect data. Result: three quarters of study sample had unsatisfactory knowledge about oral health care during pregnancy. While more than half of them had negative attitude regard oral health care. Conclusion: the current study concluded that most of the study sample had unsatisfactory knowledge and had negative attitude towards oral health care during their pregnancy period. Recommendations: Emphasize the importance of oral health care during pregnancy to prevent the oral health problems for both mothers and their infants. Keywords: pregnancy, oral health care, antenatal care, nursing role.