Table 1a.

Comparative profiles of the mothers about oral health awareness and belief to visit the dentist during pregnancy

Factors	Options	Visit (%)		χ2	P
		Yes	No
Oral health status	Very poor	4.3	95.7	11.768	0.008
	Poor	15.6	84.4
	Fair	26.2	73.8
	Good	31.1	68.9
Self-reported oral health problem	None	25.6	74.4	3.63	0.304
	One problem	18.9	81.1
	Two or more problems	29.4	70.6
Oral health education received during pregnancy	Yes	18.9	81.1	7.253	0.008
	No	32.7	67.3
Possible connection between oral health and pregnancy	Yes	48.1	51.9	34.15	<0.0001
	No	15.4	84.6
Main source of learning	Magazine	100.0	0.0	18.43	0.001**
	Medicinal doctor	56.4	43.6
	Mentioned in prenatal care	21.4	78.6
	Dentist have told	50.0	50.0
Unhygienic mother’s mouth affecting child’s birth process	Agree	58.8	41.2	58.57	<0.0001
	Not sure	13.9	86.1
	Disagree	0.0	100.0
Importance of brushing	Not important at all	25.0	75.0	46.67	<0.0001
	Not important	12.5	87.5
	Important	38.5	61.5
	Very important	2.1	97.9
Importance of visiting a dentist	Not important	0.0	100.0	39.204	<0.0001
	Important	34.8	65.2
	Very important	2.6	97.4

**Statistically highly significant, P<0.05 is considered statistically significant. P – Probability constant; χ² – Chi square