24Feb 2017

Assessment of oral health knowledge, attitude and practice behaviour among Obstetricians- a questionnaire study.

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The objective of this study was to assess oral health knowledge, attitude and practice behaviour among obstetricians in Mangalore city, Karnataka. A total of 135 participants responded to a self constructed questionnaire consisting of open and closed ended questions. The data was analyzed by applying descriptive & inferential statistical analysis. Level of significance was kept at 5% (p= 0.05). Results have shown that the obstetricians with the lack of knowledge and time (8.1%, 11.0%) regarding outcomes of poor oral health respectively were less likely to refer for comprehensive oral care services for pregnant patients (25.7% p=0.991). Obstetricians working in private hospitals showed significantly higher mean attitude score (59.1%,p=0.014) towards the referral of expectant mothers to dentists or periodontists regularly as compared to academicians (38.1%) and post graduates (30.0%). 87.0% (p=0.068) of obstetricians strongly recommend the need for dental treatment prior to conception. Majority of the obstetricians considered in the present study showed adequate knowledge, attitude and practice behaviour but there is a gap between knowledge and practice (r=0.432, p=0.000).


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[Rajesh K.S , Maha Musthafa , Shashikanth Hegde, Arun Kumar, Rajesh.H And Vinita Boloor. (2017); Assessment of oral health knowledge, attitude and practice behaviour among Obstetricians- a questionnaire study. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 1244-1253] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr Maha Musthafa
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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3277      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3277