Attitude Of Expectant Mothers Research Articles

Oral Health Knowledge of Pregnant Women on Pregnancy Gingivitis and Children’s Oral Health

Objective : In Madurai, early childhood caries and pregnancy gingivitis are still common. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of expectant mothers on pregnancy gingivitis and the dental health of their unborn children. Study design: An awareness survey was conducted in a clinic offering prenatal care. Pregnant women were given a written dental hygiene questionnaire about early childhood caries and pregnancy gingivitis. Of the fifty expectant mothers who signed up for the research. Results: Just 33% of the 50 participants correctly identified the connection between pregnant gum disease and hormone changes. Just 34% of patients had gingivitis, which was indicated by swelling and redness of the gums. Furthermore, a majority of the pregnant mothers surveyed, 58% of them, were unaware of the recommended toothpaste dosage for a child between the ages of eighteen months and 5 years. Nearly 25% of respondents said that a replanted avulsed tooth wouldn't likely survive the brief extra-alveolar time of less than 60 minutes.. Conclusion: Most expectant mothers are ignorant of what constitutes appropriate oral health care for their unborn child and about a common mouth condition that develops during pregnancy. A before birth care program should include teaching in oral medical services.

Effectivity of Pregnancy Paper Fan and Android Notification System Toward Knowledge, Attitude, and Adherence of Pregnant Women on Iron Supplements Consumption

Background: Anemia during pregnancy is a kind of problem that most expectant mothers are dealing with. Consuming iron supplements is one kind of solution to lower the cases of anemia. However, the number of anemia in expectant mothers in West Sumatra is still high, 43% of them experience anemia in pregnancy and 52% of them did not adhere to consuming iron supplements. Purpose: Creating two kinds of media to motivate expectant mothers in consuming iron supplements, which are pregnancy paper fan and an Android notification system installed on their mobile phones, as well as to determine the effectivity of both media on knowledge, attitude, and adherence on consuming iron supplements. Methods: The population of this research is expectant mothers with a number of sample 110 respondents, where 55 respondents were intervened with pregnancy paper fan and 55 respondents were intervened by an android notification system. Results: The result of the bivariate analysis shows that the Android notification system has a significant impact on the adherence, knowledge, and attitude of expectant mothers on consuming iron supplements during pregnancy. However, the pregnancy paper fan has a significant impact only on knowledge and the adherence of expectant mothers on consuming iron supplements, while there is no significant impact on attitude toward consuming iron supplements. Conclusion: The use of the Android Notification System is effective on knowledge, attitudes, and compliance of expectant mothers on consuming iron supplements.

The effect of antenatal education on expectant mother’s childbirth attitudes, maternal role attainment, and self-confidence levels

We aim to determine the effect of antenatal education on the attitudes of expectant mothers toward birth, maternal role attainment and self-confidence levels. We carried out this quasi-experimental, non-randomized, prospective study in a hospital located in Istanbul, in the pre- and post-education model. Women in the education group (EG = 60) attended 6 weeks of education. Women in the control group (CG = 60) participated in a periodic follow-up visit. We collected the data using Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire (CAQ), Pharis Self-Confidence Scale (PSCS), and Semantic Differential Scale-Myself as Mother (MMS). We made three measures in total: in the first visit, after six weeks and in the sixth week postpartum. We found the mean scores of second measurement of CAQ, PSCS, third measurement of MMS statistically significant in favor of EG (p < 0.05). Antenatal educations positively affect childbirth attitude, maternal role attainment and self-confidence levels.

Planned and unplanned pregnancy and its association with coping styles and life quality

We aimed to compare women who have a planned pregnancy with women who have an unwanted pregnancy, in terms of quality of life, coping attitudes, and demographics. 172 pregnant women were enrolled, of whom 128 of them had planned pregnancy, and 44 of them had not. A survey of socio-demographics, COPE inventory, and SF-36 tools are used to investigate and compare coping attitudes and quality of life. The chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables between groups. The overall quality of life was found to be similar between the two groups. Problem-focused coping attitudes of expectant mothers and dysfunctional coping behaviors were more common among mothers with planned pregnancies (p = 0.047 and p = 0.036, respectively). The planning status of the pregnancy doesn’t seem to be affecting the expectant mothers’ quality of life substantially. On the other hand, unplanned pregnancies appear to be associated with some coping behaviors, as well as low-income level, exposure to violence and not having social support. This outcome may be helpful for pre-conceptional consultations, especially for pregnant with a lack of coping attitudes.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Female Genital Mutilation Among Reproductive Age Women in Amad Imam Town, Jarso District, East Hararge Zone, Oromia Region , Ethiopia: A Community Based Study

Background : - Despite the widespread practice of FGM, not much attention had been given to it until recently. The attitude of expectant mothers towards it is crucial in sustaining it. It is practiced mainly in Africa and in some Asian countries. Objective: - To assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards FGM among the reproductive age women in Amad Imam town, Jarso district, East Hararge zone, Oromia Region. Methods: - A community based cross sectional study was employed. Study was conducted from March 15 to April 1/2018. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select study subjects and data was collected by using pretested, structured questionnaire, translated to local language (Oromiffa). Results :-A total of 264 female respondents in the reproductive age group (15-49 years) were interviewed with structured questionnaire. Prevalence of FGM in the study area was 91.28%, where excision (type II) is the commonest type of FGM practiced. clitoridectomy and suni where reported 30.68% and 16.28% respectively. 178(67.4%) of the respondents had good knowledge on FGM,. and 188(71.2%) of the respondent women had positive attitude towards FGM, and 30(11.36%) had negative attitude towards FGM. Conclusion :-FGM is common practice in the eastern Hararge Zone, East Ethiopia .There is a gap between knowledge of negative effect of the practice and positive attitude toward the practice to continue. Hence, wide information, education and communication recommended. Keywords : female, genital mutilation, reproductive age, Ethiopia. DOI: 10.7176/JMPB/66-02 Publication date: June 30th 2020

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Expectant Mothers Regarding Effect of Their Oral Health and Its Influence on the Infant Oral Health.

IntroductionGood oral health during pregnancy and infancy is important for the overall health and well-being of mother and child, respectively.AimTo assess the knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers regarding the effect of their oral health and its influence on infant oral health.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among expectant mothers. They were randomly selected from those reporting to the Department of Gynecology in Government and Private Hospitals in Durg, Chhattisgarh. A total of 124 closed-ended, self-administered questionnaire were filled by participants, which had 21 items addressing the knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers regarding their oral health and oral hygiene practices; the transmission of bacteria from mother to child; cariogenic food consumption; effect of periodontal disease on infant's teeth and safe trimester for dental treatment. Data were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis.ResultsSignificant differences were found in expectant mothers’ knowledge and attitude based on their age (p = 0.02, 0.07), education level (p = 0.001, 0.95), trimester (p = 0.83, 0.43), and number of pregnancies (p = 0.05, 0.10), respectively.ConclusionThe knowledge related to the oral health of pregnant women during pregnancy was found to be low and needs to be improved.Clinical significanceExecution of educational programs along with other healthcare professionals to motivate expectant mothers.How to cite this articlePattanshetti K, Kothari HP, Tiwari J, et al. Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Expectant Mothers Regarding Effect of Their Oral Health and Its Influence on the Infant Oral Health. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(5):471–475.

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Expectant Mothers towards HIV Screening and Counselling at Jachie-Pramso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Background: The prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is paramount in safeguarding the lives of unborn children and young babies. The study sought to examine the knowledge and attitudes of expectant mothers towards HIV screening and testing in the Jachie-Pramso Community of the Ashanti Region. Methods: The study adopted a descriptive survey approach as its research design. The population of the study comprised 158 expectant mothers who were registered and attended regular antenatal care sessions at the community hospital. The census approach to sampling was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used as the tool for data collection. Chi-square and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Results: The findings from the study indicated that awareness level of HIV and its related issues were high among expectant mothers. It was also found that attitude of healthcare workers, community members and sexual partners are the main factors that prevent expectant mothers from patronising voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services. It was generally, recommended that intensive educational programmes be instituted to sensitize both healthcare workers and the general public on discriminative behaviours. Conclusion: Most of the expectant mothers have knowledge of HIV and attitudes of the expectant mothers towards VCT of HIV were positive. The healthcare facility and its professionals may consider training the expectant mothers so they can act as snow-ballers in the dissemination of relevant health education and coerce other expectant mothers in the community to participate in the VCT and HIV programmes.

What do expectant parents know about antenatal ultrasound screening?

Objective: We aimed to investigate and compare the background knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women and their partners about antenatal ultrasound scans.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a university perinatology clinic. Pregnant women and their partners who underwent the first trimester ultrasound scan or the second trimester anomaly scan were invited to complete a questionnaire which contained items on their sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, and attitude.Results: In total, 500 eligible expectant mothers and their partners (220 in the first trimester and 280 in the second trimester) were recruited. The knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers and fathers were statistically similar. Working status, education level, and presence of chronic disease were the factors affecting the number of correct answers in both expectant mothers and fathers. The knowledge levels of both the expectant mothers and fathers were similar in the first and second trimesters.Conclusions: Pregnant women’s and their partners’ attitudes and knowledge on antenatal ultrasound scans were similar and generally satisfactory.

Knowledge of Prenatal Exercise among Expectant Women from Selected Health Facilities, Kakamega County, Kenya

The relationship between exercise or physical activity and women reproductive health is a controversial issue especially characterized by lack of understanding on the type of physical activity or exercise and the exact effect on expectant women. This is evidenced by lack of medical guidelines on exercise in pregnancy up to 1985.The traditional medical view ruled out exercise for expectant mothers. The society in general prevented girls from participating in exercise for fear that it might compromise their potential as future mothers. However recent research show that exercise during pregnancy has benefits to the mother and foetus. Modern medicine appreciates that both expectant mothers need exercise for good health. The study assessed the knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers on benefits of exercise during pregnancy. A descriptive survey research design sought information from 306 expectant mothers of 15 -39 years attending antenatal clinics in selected medical facilities of Kakamega County in Kenya. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from the subjects on maternal characteristics and knowledge on benefits of exercise during pregnancy. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the level of knowledge and perceived benefits of exercise during pregnancy. The results showed majority of the subjects were between 20-24 years (33.3%). 17% of the sampled population did not know that exercise was useful in pregnancy despite 71.6% having been active in sports while in school. The subjects showed knowledge of exercise in, preventing incontinence (80.4%), decreased risk of pre-eclampsia (71.6%) and decreasing the risk of gestational diabetes and hypertension at 65.7% and 68.6% respectively. The results indicated that there was strong association between the level of education and, knowledge (X2 (3, N=306) =39.109, p=0.02) in the role of exercise during pregnancy. Therefore it is important to note that the level of education is important for quality pregnancy.

Procena stavova trudnica o ishrani odojčeta

Introduction: Breast milk is the optimal source of nourishment for babies up until the age of 6 months. Promotion of breastfeeding reflects public health policies, however an insufficient number of expectant mothers are aware of official the recommendations and the significance of breastfeeding. Socio-demographic characteristics of expectant mothers such as age, education and income, can modify attitudes towards breastfeeding. Positive attitudes of expectant mothers towards starting and continuing to breastfeed are an important component of proper child growth and development. Goal: The main goal of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of expectant mothers about breastfeeding, and establishing if there is a difference in attitudes of expectant mothers in relation to their socio-demographic characteristics. Material and methods: Research was conducted as a cross section study by conducting a survey of 107 expectant mothers that have attended the School for expectant mothers at the community health centre in Novi Sad. The survey consisted of socio-demographic questions and the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale, IFFAS. Data processing included methods of descriptive and inferential statistics. Program pack SPSS (version 21) was used. Values of p<0,05 were considered statistically significant. Results: More than two thirds of expectant mothers had a neutral position towards breastfeeding. Socio-demographic characteristics of expectant mothers do not influence the knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding and the application of artificial baby milk in nourishment of children. Conclusion: Knowing the attitudes that expectant mothers have of starting to and continuing to breastfeed is essential for the development activities and methods of adequate informing about breastfeeding. Results received indicate to the necessity of education through which future mothers and other family members would be acquainted with information that would positively impact their attitudes towards breastfeeding.

Knowledge and Attitude about Early Childhood Caries among Pregnant Mothers from Low Socioeconomic Status: A Questionnaire Study.

Background:For health and well-being, oral health is an integral component. Unfortunately, many children are afflicted with dental caries at an early age, even those as young as 12 months. By imparting knowledge, awareness among parents about this disease can bring about reduction of early childhood caries (ECC) at an early stage.Aim:The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers about ECC and to reassess the level of knowledge after giving anticipatory guidance.Materials and Methods:The questionnaire consisted of 10 questions which were distributed to 100 participants after which anticipatory guidance was given to them. After 15 days, the same questionnaire was distributed among the participants with order of the questions interchanged. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.Results:There was a significant improvement in the knowledge and attitude about the disease after giving the anticipatory guidance among the participants. P < 0.01 and the result were statistically significant.Conclusion:Knowledge and attitude of mothers were found to increase on provision of anticipatory guidance, which was retained even after 15 days.

Evaluation of the knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers about infant oral health and their oral hygiene practices.

Background:Mothers play a crucial role in developing and maintaining their infants’ oral hygiene. Maternal oral health, their knowledge and attitude toward infant oral health are strong indicators of their infant's oral health status.Aim:The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of expectant mothers about infant oral health and their oral hygiene practices.Settings and Design:This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey conducted among expectant mothers in Mangalore city, India.Materials and Methods:Three hundred expectant mothers fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly selected based on convenience method over a period of 1 month. The data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire addressing the various aspects of expectant mothers’ knowledge and attitude about infant oral health and their own oral hygiene practices. The analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0.Results:The overall score revealed that majority of the expectant mothers had poor knowledge and attitude toward infant oral health and followed poor oral hygiene practices. Expectant mothers’ educational qualification, trimester, and the number of pregnancy had a significant role in their knowledge, attitude, and oral hygiene practices.Conclusion:Implementation of educational programs to motivate expectant mothers and bring out awareness about the importance of oral health and their implications must be emphasized.

Attitude of expectant mothers on the use of ultrasound in pregnancy in a tertiary institution in South East of Nigeria.

Background:With the world-wide availability of ultrasound services even in the developing countries, routine ultrasonography in pregnancy remains a controversial issue. However, in this era of reproductive health right and evidence-based medicine, the views of women need to be ascertained.Aims:The aim is to assess the attitude of antenatal women toward sonography in pregnancy.Subjects and Methods:A descriptive self-administered questionnaire-based cross-sectional study using 208 women that booked for antenatal care from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.Results:The number of respondents who had ultrasonography in their previous pregnancies was 58.7% (122/208). Although many reasons were given for personal ultrasound requests, 19.7% (24/122) of the women who had obstetric scan in their previous pregnancies thought it was a normal booking test done for every pregnant woman. When compared with other booking investigations, 60.1% (125/208), mainly civil servants .expressed the views that ultrasound in pregnancy is costly, while 24.4% (59/208) felt it is cheap, 9.1% (19/208) said it is very costly, while the remaining 2.4% (5/208) thought it is not affordable. Apart from visualizing the images of their babies, 17.8% (37/208) of the cases wanted to know the sexes of their babies while 15.4% (32/208) was for determination of fetal position. Out of 110, 52.9% (110/208) were of the opinion that women can decide when to request for sonography.Conclusion:The attitude of Nigerian women to sonography is good. Majority of them request ultrasound for fetal observation and gender determination.

Knowledge of, Attitudes About, and Practice of Female Genital Cutting in Antenatal Patients Among Igbos in Nigeria

Background: The attitude of expectant mothers toward female genital cutting (FGC) is crucial with regard to eradicating the practice. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of FGC among antenatal patients among the Igbos in Nigeria. Methods: This study was conducted on 600 consecutive pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Abia State University Teaching Hospital (Abia State, Nigeria), from May to November 2005, using structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: The majority (77.5%) of respondents had heard about FGC. Clitoridectomy, excision, and infibulation were known by 63.5%, 10.8%, and 3.2% of the respondents, respectively. Of these, 67.8% and 4.5% of respondents knew that HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, respectively, could be transmitted by the methods used in FGC. Prevalence of circumcision was 60.4% and the most common type (62.7%) was clitoridectomy. Conclusions: Our study confirmed a high prevalence rate of FGC among Igbos despite adequate knowledge and negative attitudes. (J GYNECOLOGIC SURG 22:89)

Smoking in pregnancy: The attitudes of expectant mothers

This paper considers the way in which the issue of smoking in pregnancy is perceived by the mass media/medical profession and by a group of expectant mothers. It suggests that the style and content of anti-smoking programmes and literature are informed and legitimated by two assumptions about expectant mothers who smoke: namely that (i) they are ignorant of the facts and/or (ii) they are irresponsible with respect to their smoking behaviour. These assumptions, when considered in the light of a small-scale investigation of the pregnancy experience, are found to be unsubstantiated. Instead, the critical variables in the continuation of smoking during pregnancy are identified as (i) the individual's assessment of the validity of the case against smoking, which in turn relates to her attitude to scientific knowledge in general and (ii) the role and meaning the individual attributes to smoking in facilitating the fulfilment of her everyday obligations and responsibilities.