Survey of oral health status and oral health knowledge of women preparing for pregnancy in Shanghai
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21347
- VernacularTitle:上海市备孕女性口腔健康状况及健康知识认知调查
- Author:
Wenqi HU
1
;
Ruyu CHEN
1
;
Hongxia QU
1
;
Tingting PAN
1
;
Yijun WANG
1
Author Information
1. Dental Disease Prevention and Treatment Institute of Huangpu District， Shanghai 200002， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
women preparing for pregnancy;
oral health;
knowledge;
current situation;
survey
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;34(4):362-365
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the oral health status and oral health knowledge of women who are preparing for pregnancy in Shanghai so as to provide information on oral health. MethodsThe quota sampling method was adopted for 203 women preparing for pregnancy selected as the survey subjects in December 2019. Their oral health status was checked through oral examinations， and their awareness of oral health knowledge was investigated through questionnaire surveys. ResultsOral examination showed that in 203 women， the caries rate was 70.44%， the periodontal health rate was 4.43%， the dental calculus detection rate was 83.25%， the gingival bleeding detection rate was 59.61%， the shallow periodontal pocket rate was 9.85%， the deep periodontal pocket rate was 0.99%， and the detection rate of impacted teeth was 45.45%. The rate of women who answered all the questions in the questionnaire correctly was 0. ConclusionThe oral health of women preparing for pregnancy needs to be improved， and the level of oral health awareness needs to be raised urgently. The research results will help formulate and implement standardized oral health promotion policies.
