Sociodemographic Factors Associated with the Level of Knowledge of Early Postpartum Women about Oral Health Prevention in Infants Aged 0 to 2 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study under a Multivariable Analysis

Nilda Gaspar-Damaso, Marysela Ladera-Castañeda, Nancy Córdova-Limaylla, Gissela Briceño-Vergel, Luis Cervantes-Ganoza, Miriam Nicho-Valladares, Alberto Cornejo-Pinto, Alí Echavarría-Gálvez and César Cayo-Rojas ()
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Nilda Gaspar-Damaso: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru
Marysela Ladera-Castañeda: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru
Nancy Córdova-Limaylla: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru
Gissela Briceño-Vergel: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru
Luis Cervantes-Ganoza: Faculty of Stomatology, Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Lima 15084, Peru
Miriam Nicho-Valladares: Grupo de Investigación Salud y Bienestar Global, Faculty of Dentistry and Postgraduate School, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima 15001, Peru
Alberto Cornejo-Pinto: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru
Alí Echavarría-Gálvez: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru
César Cayo-Rojas: School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima 15067, Peru

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: The objective was to evaluate the sociodemographic factors associated with the level of knowledge of early puerperal women about oral health prevention in infants. This cross-sectional and analytical study evaluated 303 early puerperal women from a hospital in the Peruvian capital. A validated 18-question questionnaire was used to measure the level of knowledge. A logistic regression model was used to evaluate the influence of age, marital status, educational level, number of children, monthly income, and having a dentist as a family member. A significance of p < 0.05 was considered. A total of 46.86%, 30.36%, and 22.77% of the puerperal had poor, fair, and good knowledge, respectively. The risk of having poor knowledge was two times higher (OR = 2.43; CI: 1.26–4.70) in early postpartum women aged 18 to 25 years than in those older than 35 years. Early postpartum women with no education, primary and secondary education were 11 times (OR = 11.76; CI: 2.41–57.43), 6 times (OR = 6.61; CI: 1.72–25.45), and 5 times (OR = 5.50; CI: 1.52–19.89), respectively, more likely to have significantly poor knowledge compared to those with university education. In conclusion, only a small minority of early postpartum women had a good knowledge of oral health prevention in infants aged 0 to 2 years. Younger and less educated puerperal were at greater risk of having little knowledge on this topic. Finally, not having basic education was the main risk factor identified.

Keywords: knowledge; dentistry; early postpartum women; factors associated; oral health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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