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April 24, 2026BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthOpen Access

Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers regarding oral healthcare during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study among obstetricians in Guangxi, China

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WWWenyong WangLYLeiming YiJYJinmei Yu

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Cross-sectional study assesses obstetricians' knowledge and practices in oral healthcare during pregnancy, suggesting improvements.

Key Points

  • The study evaluates obstetricians' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers related to oral healthcare during pregnancy in Guangxi, China.
  • Cross-sectional online questionnaire study among licensed obstetricians in Guangxi
  • Assessment of demographic data and key dimensions: knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers
  • Data analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods, including multiple regression
  • Only 34.0% of obstetricians had received oral health training
  • Knowledge scores averaged 9.68/16, while practice scores averaged 18.61/30, indicating moderate engagement
  • Knowledge was strongly correlated with attitude but weakly correlated with practice, revealing significant service barriers.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0ac4553a5433e34b4c7ahttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-026-09116-y
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