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Knowledge, Attitude and Barriers to Maternal Oral Health Among Expectant Mothers at a Tertiary Hospital in Western Kenya

2022-03-11

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background </bold>Pregnant women are more susceptible to oral health conditions such as gingivitis due to hormonal changes, frequent vomiting, changes in dietary habits as well as changes in their immunity. In addition, lack of information on oral healthcare during pregnancy may contribute to poor oral health seeking behaviour and increased oral disease burden among expectant moth...

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Literature Corpus work: b155fdd1-a31b-5738-a2ce-31aa85057689
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1409708/v1

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