Oral Health Knowledge`s Level in Pregnant Women and their Future Babies in San Luis Potosi City and their Relationship with Age, Marginalization Index and Schooling

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge that pregnant women in the city of San Luis Potosi have about their oral health and that of their future baby among the variables age, marginalization index and schooling. A questionnaire was applied to pregnant women (N=185) in social network groups such as Facebook, WhatsApp, in the Noyola clinic and a private obstetric gynecological office comprising the municipality of San Luis Potosi, during the period September 2020 to May 2022. The general level of oral health knowledge was evaluated, considering oral health preventive measures, oral diseases, dental care for pregnant women and dental development, through the application of a validated questionnaire. The statistical tests Pearson’s linear correlation, analysis of variance (ANOVA of one factor) and Somers d. It was identified that 59.5 % of the participants have a regular level of knowledge about oral health. Regarding preventive measures, 44.3 % had a good knowledge and another 44.3 % a regular knowledge, in oral diseases, a regular level of knowledge with 50.8%, in dental care and development a poor level of knowledge. When correlating with the variables age (p = 0.010) and schooling (p = 0.001) it was found that there was an interrelation between these variables and the level of knowledge, while with the marginalization index (p = 0.166) there was no statistically significant correlation. A correlation was found between the level of knowledge of the pregnant women and the variables age and schooling, while no correlation was found with the marginalization index.

KEYS WORDS: Healt knowledge, social marginalization, educational status, pregnant.

MESÍAS-PEÑAHERRERA, A. F.; ZAVALA-ALONSO, N. V.; GAYTÁN-HERNÁNDEZ, D. & HERNÁNDEZ-IBARRA, L. E.Oral health knowledge`s level in pregnant women and their future babies in San Luis Potosi city and their relationship with age, marginalization index and schooling. Int. J. Odontostomat., 19(4):454-459, 2025.