Bukar M, Audu B M, Adesina O A, Marupa J Y
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Borno State, Nigeria.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2012 Jul-Sep;15(3):302-5. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.100625.
The objective of this study was to document oral health practices of pregnant women in two tertiary institutions in North-eastern Nigeria.
This was a cross-sectional study of pregnant women seen at the antenatal clinics of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and Federal Medical Centre Yola from May 1, 2009 to July 1, 2009.
A total of 294 women were interviewed. They were aged 15-46 with a mean of 27.42 ± 5.97 years. The parity ranged from 1 to 9 with a mean of 2.23 ± 1.65. Twelve (4.1%) women gave a history of symptomatic oral lesion in index pregnancy. Forty-four (15%) had had previous encounter with a dentist, while the highest frequency of oral care was twice a day in 164 (55.8%) of respondents. The majority, 264 (89.9%), used toothbrush/toothpaste as a form of oral care while 2 (0.7%) used charcoal. Women of low parity tended to have better oral care than those of high parity (P = 0.002). Women who are employed had better oral care than housewives (x2 = 27.749, P = 0.001). There was no significant relationship between oral complaints and trimester of pregnancy (x2 = 4.271, P = 0.118).
Oral healthcare among the respondents was encouraging but involvement of the dental surgeon in preventive oral care in pregnancy is rather dismal.
本研究的目的是记录尼日利亚东北部两所三级医疗机构中孕妇的口腔健康行为。
这是一项横断面研究，研究对象为2009年5月1日至2009年7月1日在迈杜古里大学教学医院和约拉联邦医疗中心产前诊所就诊的孕妇。
共采访了294名女性。她们的年龄在15 - 46岁之间，平均年龄为27.42±5.97岁。产次范围为1至9次，平均为2.23±1.65次。12名（4.1%）女性在本次妊娠时有口腔症状性病变史。44名（15%）曾看过牙医，而164名（55.8%）受访者口腔护理的最高频率是每天两次。大多数人，即264名（89.9%），使用牙刷/牙膏作为口腔护理方式，而2名（0.7%）使用木炭。低产次女性的口腔护理往往比高产次女性更好（P = 0.002）。就业女性的口腔护理比家庭主妇更好（x2 = 27.749，P = 0.001）。口腔主诉与妊娠 trimester之间无显著关系（x2 = 4.271，P = 0.118）。
受访者的口腔保健情况令人鼓舞，但牙科医生参与孕期预防性口腔护理的情况相当糟糕。 （注：原文中“trimester”未翻译完整，可能是“妊娠中期”等意思，但需结合完整文本确定准确含义）
