Journal of Emergency Health Care
Formerly known as: International Journal of Medical Investigation
Volume 11, Issue 4 (12-2022)
J Emerg Health Care 2022, 11(4): 74-81 |
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Amani F, Zamaniahari U, Valilou M. Assessing The Knowledge And Performance Of Obstetrician-Gynecologist And Midwifery Experts Regarding Oral Hygiene Of Pregnant Women. J Emerg Health Care 2022; 11 (4) :74-81
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Department of oral medicine, School of Dentistry, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
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This study examines the knowledge and performance of obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) and midwifery experts regarding the oral hygiene of pregnant women in Ardabil in 2021. The present study is a descriptive cross-sectional study that includes all gynecologists (38 individuals), and midwifery experts (138 individuals) from Ardabil, in 2021. The samples were selected randomly and based on Morgan's table. In this study, a self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) was used to record personal information, and questions related to the knowledge and performance of the participants regarding the oral hygiene of women during pregnancy were evaluated. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 and two statistics of the Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. A P-value less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Analyses revealed that there was a significant correlation between the knowledge and performance of OB-GYN and midwifery experts regarding the oral hygiene of pregnant women. The results from the Mann-Whitney U test showed that there was no significant difference between the knowledge of the specialists and midwifery experts. Moreover, it was observed that the difference between the performance of specialists and midwifery experts was not significant. Based on the achieved data, it is suggested to investigate and identify the barriers to improving the knowledge and performance of OB-GYN and midwifery experts regarding oral hygiene during pregnancy in future studies.
Keywords: Knowledge, Performance, Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Midwifery, Pregnant Women, Oral Hygiene
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