Table 3.
Prevalence of prenatal health providers’ oral health practices by maternal characteristics, (N = 515)
| Characteristics | Looked in mouth, n (%) | Referred to dental care, n (%) | Advised to visit dentist during pregnancy, n (%) | Asked about oral health, n (%) | Talked about importance of dental care during pregnancy, n (%) | Explained ways to care for teeth and gums, n (%) | Handed out oral health educational material, n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 (33.2) | 133 (31.7) | 125 (29.8) | 154 (36.8) | 144 (34.4) | 104 (24.8) | 66 (15.8) | ||||||||
| Col, n (%) | PR | Col, n (%) | PR | Col, n (%) | PR | Col, n (%) | PR | Col, n (%) | PR | Col, n (%) | PR | Col, n (%) | PR | |
| Agea | -0.988 | -1.555 | -0.648 | 1.231 | 0.26 | -0.245 | -1.583 | |||||||
| Educationb | ||||||||||||||
| < 12 years | 27 (19.6) | 35.5 | 20 (17.7) | 26.3 | 20 (16.9) | 26.3 | 33 (21.4) | 44.6 | 32 (20.1) | 42.1* | 28 (25.2) | 36.8** | 19 (26.0) | 25.0* |
| 12 years | 45 (32.6) | 28.0 | 33 (29.2) | 20.5 | 34 (28.8) | 21.1 | 49 (31.8) | 36.3 | 55 (34.6) | 34.2 | 34 (30.6) | 21.1 | 20 (27.4) | 12.4 |
| > 12 years | 66 (47.8) | 23.7 | 60 (53.1) | 21.6 | 64 (54.2) | 23.0 | 72 (46.8) | 34.3 | 72 (45.3) | 25.9 | 49 (44.1) | 17.6 | 34 (46.6) | 12.2 |
| Family incomeb | ||||||||||||||
| ≤ 5,000 SR | 55 (39.9) | 27.2 | 50 (44.2) | 24.8 | 54 (45.8) | 26.7 | 61 (38.9) | 30.2 | 67 (42.1) | 33.2 | 49 (44.1) | 24.3 | 35 (47.9) | 17.3 |
| 5,001–7,000 SR | 37 (26.8) | 2915 | 24 (21.2) | 18.9 | 26 (22.0) | 20.5 | 41 (26.1) | 32.3 | 36 (22.6) | 28.3 | 22 (19.8) | 17.3 | 18 (24.7) | 14.2 |
| 7,001–10,000 SR | 31 (22.5) | 27.2 | 27 (23.9) | 23.7 | 24 (20.3) | 21.1 | 36 (22.9) | 31.6 | 39 (24.5) | 34.2 | 28 (25.2) | 24.6 | 15 (20.5) | 13.2 |
| > 10,000 SR | 15 (10.9) | 20.8 | 12 (10.6) | 16.7 | 14 (11.9) | 19.4 | 19 (12.1) | 26.4 | 17 (10.7) | 23.6 | 12 (10.8) | 16.7 | 5 (6.8) | 6.9 |
| Nationalityb | ||||||||||||||
| Non-Saudi | 11 (8.0) | 21.2 | 10 (8.8) | 19.2 | 12 (10.2) | 23.1 | 11 (7.0) | 21.2 | 9 (5.7) | 17.3* | 6 (5.4) | 11.5 | 6 (8.2) | 11.5 |
| Saudi | 127 (92.0) | 27.4 | 103 (91.2) | 22.2 | 106 (89.8.2) | 22.9 | 146 (93.0) | 31.5 | 150 (94.3) | 32.4 | 105 (94.6) | 22.7 | 67 (91.8) | 14.5 |
| Health insuranceb | ||||||||||||||
| No | 125 (90.6) | 27.4 | 99 (87.6) | 21.7 | 104 (88.1) | 22.8 | 138 (87.9) | 30.3 | 142 (89.3) | 31.1 | 97 (87.4) | 21.3 | 66 (90.4) | 14.5 |
| Yes | 13 (9.4) | 22.0 | 14 (12.4) | 23.7 | 14 (11.9) | 23.7 | 19 (12.1) | 32.2 | 17 (10.7) | 28.8 | 14 (12.6) | 23.7 | 7 (9.6) | 11.9 |
| Any dental problemsb | ||||||||||||||
| No | 14 (10.1) | 26.9 | 9 (8.0) | 17.3 | 11 (9.3) | 21.2 | 18 (11.5) | 34.6 | 16 (10.1) | 30.8 | 12 (10.8) | 23.1 | 10 (13.7) | 19.2 |
| Yes | 124 (89.9) | 26.8 | 104 (90.0) | 22.5 | 107 (90.7) | 23.1 | 139 (88.5) | 30.0 | 143 (89.9) | 30.9 | 99 (89.2) | 21.4 | 63 (86.3) | 13.6 |
Abbreviation: PR, prevalence
a Independent sample t-test of significance. b Pearson’s χ2 test of significance
*: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.001