RESEARCH ARTICLE
Correlation of the Oral Health Scoring-based Pregnant Oral Self-Care – package (POSC-p) Model with the Motivation to Seek Oral Health Treatment in Pregnant Women
Anne Agustina Suwargiani1, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2022Volume: 16
E-location ID: e187421062204180
Publisher ID: e187421062204180
DOI: 10.2174/18742106-v16-e2204180
Article History:
Received Date: 24/7/2021Revision Received Date: 18/11/2021
Acceptance Date: 28/12/2021
Electronic publication date: 21/06/2022
Collection year: 2022
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Uncomprehensive oral health evaluation instruments and measurement and the low motivation for seeking dental and oral treatment for pregnant women; all require comprehensive measurement instruments that will increase the motivation for seeking oral health treatment for pregnant women. POSC-p model was developed for the Oral Health Scoring (OHS) to assess pregnant women's perceived needs, clinical examination, and salivary state.
Objectives:
The research objective was to analyse the correlation between the POSC-p model with the motivation for seeking oral health care in pregnant women.
Methods:
Cross-sectional research was conducted by a non-probability sampling technique using the consecutive sampling method. The sample size was determined based on the correlation analysis sample size calculation formula. The study variables were POSC-p model built with three dimensions; POSC-p score section 1 was felt needs, POSC-p score section 2 was normative needs, and POSC-p score section 3 was saliva condition. In addition, motivation to seek treatment with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation dimensions. All data were analysed using the Spearman rank correlation test.
Results:
A significant correlation was found between the POSC-p model with intrinsic and a combination of treatment-seeking motivation (p=0.026); a combined score of the POSC-p model with intrinsic (p=0.008) and a combination of treatment-seeking motivation (p=0.032).
Conclusion:
There is a correlation between the POSC-p with motivation for seeking oral health treatment in pregnant women.
