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. 2019 Aug 1;7(3):83.
doi: 10.3390/dj7030083.

Knowledge and Attitude of Midwifery Students on Oral Health Care

Sepideh Seyedzadeh Sabounchi  1 , Shabnam Seyedzadeh Sabounchi  2 , Maryam Safari  3
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Knowledge and Attitude of Midwifery Students on Oral Health Care

Sepideh Seyedzadeh Sabounchi et al. Dent J (Basel). .

Abstract

Midwifery students can have an important role in transferring oral health care information to expecting mothers. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitudes of midwifery students on oral health in pregnancy. Study population consisted of 60 midwifery students in a Midwifery School in Iran who were randomly allocated into case and control groups. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed before, immediately after the intervention and also three months later. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed at the beginning. Mean total pre-test knowledge scores from total 10 in the interventional and control groups were 4.63 ± 0.25 (Standard Error, SE) and 4.79 ± 0.31 (SE) respectively. After three months scores reached to 8.87 ± 0.15 (SE) in the interventional and 5.57 ± 0.29 (SE) in the control groups. Mean attitude pre-test scores in the interventional group was 27.23 ± 0.75 (SE) and after the intervention reached to 31.13 ± 0.25 (SE). Lecture-based educational intervention improved the knowledge and attitudes of midwifery students on oral health care in pregnancy. Incorporating courses on oral health in pregnancy into the curricula of midwifery programs can be effective in promoting oral health care in pregnant women.

Keywords: dental; educational intervention; midwifery; oral health; pregnancy; student; women.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Flow chart of the interventional study.
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Mean knowledge scores in both intervention, and control groups at pre-test, post-test and follow-up 3 months.
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Comparison of positive attitude scores in the intervention group between pre-test, post-test, and follow-up 3 months.
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Comparison of positive attitude scores in the control group between pre-test, post-test, and follow-up 3 months.
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