The Effect of Oral Health Education in Pregnancy
Condition: Pregnancy
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3

Summary: 
      Periodontal diseased during pregnancy are associated with many unpleasant prenatal
      consequences including preeclampsia, preterm labor, and low birth weight (LBW). Treatment of
      such diseases and observance of oral and dental hygiene may to some large extent prevent such
      consequences. Unfortunately previous studies have shown that pregnant women have very little
      knowledge of oral and dental health implications. Given the fact that pregnancy my be a
      unique opportunity to initiate correct hygienic behaviors in young women, this paper has
      focused on studying the effects of oral and dental health education during pregnancy.

      In this single blind clinical trial study,140 pregnant women receiving care from Khaje Rabi
      Regional Health Center in Mashhad city who were members of a community based multi-center
      were chosen by systematic clustering methods and randomly allocated into test and control
      groups. After intervention, two questionnaires were completed for demographic and pregnancy
      details of the participants. Knowledge, health belief and health behavior were assessed
      before intervention. The test group had two educational sessions lasting 1 hour, focused on
      oral and dental health and especially on oral and dental health during pregnancy. women in
      the control group received no education. Knowledge, health belief and health behavior were
      assessed immediately after and one month after intervention of all participants. Analysis of
      data was done using SPSS, t-test and chi-square tests.
    

Detailed description: 
      In this clinical trial study,140 pregnant women receiving care from Khaje Rabi Regional
      Health Center in Mashhad city who were members of a community based multi-center were chosen
      by systematic clustering methods and randomly allocated into test and control groups. After
      intervention, two questionnaires were completed for demographic and pregnancy details of the
      participants. Knowledge, health belief and health behavior were assessed before intervention.
      The test group had two educational sessions lasting 1 hour, focused on oral and dental health
      and especially on oral and dental health during pregnancy. women in the control group
      received no education. Knowledge, health belief and health behavior were assessed immediately
      after and one month after intervention of all participants. Analysis of data was done using
      SPSS, t-test and chi-square tests.
    

Intervention name(s): two educational sessions; no education
Intervention type(s): Behavioral; Behavioral
Intervention description(s): The test group had two educational sessions lasting 1 hour, focused on oral and dental health and especially on oral and dental health during pregnancy; women in the control group received no education
Other intervention name(s): two educational sessions lasting 1 hour; women in the control group received no education
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Oral health; education; knowledge; attitude; performance