Self-Rated Periodontal Health and Its Association With Pre-Eclampsia Among Pregnant Patients in Lagos State

Published: March 18, 2025

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is a risk factor for preterm birth, low birth weight, and other perinatal outcomes, but due to limited access dental services shortage of trained professionals, self-reported measures can serve as valuable adjunct identifying at-risk populations, facilitating early intervention, optimizing resource allocation in settings where comprehensive clinical assessments are not readily available. THIS STUDY AIMS TO DETERMINE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELF-RATED MATERNAL PERIODONTAL STATUS AND PREECLAMPSIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. METHODS: A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AT Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Obstetrics Gynecology department among pregnant women with diagnosis Pre-eclampsia. Self-Rated Periodontitis Assessment was measured using the validated periodontal self-report surveillance questionnaire, while participants' demographic parameters were recorded. binary logistic regression analysis used determine factors self-rated periodontitis pre-eclamptic participants. Statistical analyses provided odds ratios their respective 95%CI. RESULTS: The study findings reveal that significantly associated most pregnancy though gravidity demonstrated significant association (p=0.026), multigravida (60.5%) showing higher prevalence compared primigravida (27.9%). In analysis, although statistically significant, observed increased parity (aOR = 1.610, 95% CI: 0.915-2.834, p=0.099), greater 1.089, 0.787-1.507, p=0.606), maternal admission 1.293, 0.574-2.913, p=0.536), weight infants 1.315, 0.467-3.700, p=0.604). absence stillbirth 0.957, p=0.950) contrasts slightly elevated obstetric parameters. CONCLUSION: Higher model parity, gravidity, admission, periodontitis. These emphasize need future research utilizing larger cohorts control group better elucidate potential interplay between disease.

Language: Английский

Self-Rated Periodontal Health and Its Association With Pre-Eclampsia Among Pregnant Patients in Lagos State

Qeios, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 7(3)

Published: March 28, 2025

BACKGROUND: Periodontal disease is a risk factor for preterm birth, low birth weight, and other perinatal outcomes, but due to limited access dental services shortage of trained professionals, self-reported measures can serve as valuable adjunct identifying at-risk populations, facilitating early intervention, optimizing resource allocation in settings where comprehensive clinical assessments are not readily available. THIS STUDY AIMS TO DETERMINE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELF-RATED MATERNAL PERIODONTAL STATUS AND PREECLAMPSIA AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN LAGOS, NIGERIA. METHODS: A DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AT Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Obstetrics Gynecology department among pregnant women with diagnosis Pre-eclampsia. Self-Rated Periodontitis Assessment was measured using the validated periodontal self-report surveillance questionnaire, while participants' demographic parameters were recorded. binary logistic regression analysis used determine factors self-rated periodontitis pre-eclamptic participants. Statistical analyses provided odds ratios their respective 95%CI. RESULTS: The study findings reveal that significantly associated most pregnancy though gravidity demonstrated significant association (p=0.026), multigravida (60.5%) showing higher prevalence compared primigravida (27.9%). In analysis, although statistically significant, observed increased parity (aOR = 1.610, 95% CI: 0.915-2.834, p=0.099), greater 1.089, 0.787-1.507, p=0.606), maternal admission 1.293, 0.574-2.913, p=0.536), weight infants 1.315, 0.467-3.700, p=0.604). absence stillbirth 0.957, p=0.950) contrasts slightly elevated obstetric parameters. CONCLUSION: Higher model parity, gravidity, admission, periodontitis. These emphasize need future research utilizing larger cohorts control group better elucidate potential interplay between disease.

Language: Английский