Table 4.

Associations between different practices of oral health performed by oral and prenatal health providers and women having a dental visit during pregnancy, N = 515

Oral health provider’s practice	Dental visit during pregnancy		Prevalence	Prenatal health provider’s practice	Dental visit during pregnancy		Prevalence
	No	Yes			No	Yes
	(n, %)	(n, %)			(n, %)	(n, %)
Talked about importance of dental visits during pregnancy				Looked in mouth
No	211 (79.0)	150 (60.5)	41.6**	No	227 (85.0)	150 (60.5)	39.8**
Yes	56 (21.0)	98 (39.5)	63.6	Yes	40 (15.0)	98 (39.5)	71.0
Talked about importance of regular dental visits				Referred to dental care
No	162 (60.7)	123 (49.6)	43.2*	No	238 (89.1)	164 (66.1)	40.8**
Yes	105 (39.3%)	125 (50.4)	54.3	Yes	29 (10.9)	84 (33.9)	74.3
Demonstrated toothbrushing				Advised to visit dentist during pregnancy
No	152 (56.9)	118 (47.6)	43.7*	No	232 (86.9)	165 (66.5)	41.6**
Yes	115 (43.1)	130 (52.4)	53.1	Yes	35 (13.1)	83 (33.5)	70.3
Explained ways to keep teeth and gums healthy				Asked about oral health
No	152 (56.9)	119 (48.0)	43.9*	No	213 (79.80)	145 (58.5)	40.5**
Yes	115 (43.1)	129 (52.0)	52.9	Yes	54 (20.2)	103 (41.5)	65.6
Talked about importance of oral health care				Talked about importance of oral health care during pregnancy
No	111 (41.6)	85 (34.3)	43.4	No	206 (77.2)	150 (60.5)	42.1**
Yes	156 (58.4)	163 (65.7)	51.1	Yes	61 (22.8)	98 (39.5)	61.6
				Explained ways to care for teeth and gums
				No	229 (85.8)	175 (70.6)	43.3**
				Yes	38 (14.2)	73 (29.4)	65.8
				Handed out oral health educational material
				No	245 (91.8)	197 (79.4)	44.6**
				Yes	22 (8.2)	51 (20.6)	69.9

Pearson’s χ2 test of significance was used to test for associations: *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.001