Table 5.
Associations of gingivitis with oral hygiene status, dental care knowledge, attitude, and behavior among pregnant women
| Factors | Gingivitis | No gingivitis | ORa | (95% CI)b | p-value | ||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||
| Oral hygiene status | |||||||||
| Good | 11 | (13.6) | 10 | (76.9) | 1 | Reference | |||
| Poor | 70 | (86.4) | 3 | (23.1) | 24.8 | (5.5–112.2) | <0.001 | ||
| Knowledge | |||||||||
| Good | 13 | (16.0) | 3 | (23.1) | 1 | Reference | |||
| Poor | 68 | (84.0) | 10 | (76.9) | 1.5 | (0.4–6.4) | 0.552 | ||
| Attitude | |||||||||
| Good | 68 | (84.0) | 11 | (84.6) | 1 | Reference | |||
| Poor | 13 | (16.0) | 2 | (15.4) | 1.1 | (0.2–5.3) | 0.948 | ||
| Behavior | |||||||||
| Good | 42 | (51.9) | 11 | (84.6) | 1 | Reference | |||
| Poor | 39 | (48.1) | 2 | (15.4) | 5.2 | (1.1–25.2) | 0.039 | ||
aOR: Odds ratio; ORs were adjusted for age in pregnancy status, and for age and pregnancy status in other variables.
b95% CI: 95% confidence interval.