Table 2.

Oral health knowledge and attitude of antenatal mothers

A. Oral Health Knowledge of antenatal mothers
Questions		Response n (%)
Influence of oral health on overall Health	Yes	224 (56%)
	No	111 (27.8%)
	Not aware	65 (16.3%)
Ideal time to start dental care of the baby	Before tooth erupts	150 (37.5%)
	After tooth erupts	164 (41%)
	Not aware	86 (21.5%)
Time of eruption of baby’s first tooth	Before 6 months	33 (8.2%)
	6 - 10 months	141 (35.3%)
	After 10 months	64 (16%)
	Not aware	162 (40.5%)
Need of treatment for the milk teeth	Not needed	147 (36.8%)
	Needed	146 (36.5%)
	Not aware	107 (26.8%)
Safe period for dental treatment during pregnancy	1-3 months	47 (11.8%)
	3-6 months	79 (19.8%)
	6-9 months	16 (4%)
	Not aware	258 (64.5%)
B. Attitude towards oral health among ante natal mothers
Self-Reported perception of	Good	258 (64.5%)
Oral Health	Bad	142 (35.5%)
Willingness for dental	Yes	182 (45.5%)
treatment during Pregnancy	No	218 (54.5%)
Willingness to seek dietary	Yes	343 (85.8%)
pattern during pregnancy	No	57 (14.2%)
Reasons for refusing treatment	Fear of dental	32 (14.7%)
for the dental problems during	treatment
pregnancy	No need to seek dental treatment now	129 (59.4%)
	Financial problem	6 (2.8%)
	Influence from	12 (5.5%)
	family
	Fear that the foetus	38 (17.5%)
	will be affected
Willingness to accept free	Yes	301 (75.2%)
dental treatment	No	44 (11%)
	Not sure	55 (13.8%)