Validation of an instrument to determine oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices during pregnancy


Por: Ramírez-Trujillo M.Á., Villanueva-Vilchis M.C., Aguilar-Díaz F.C., de la Fuente-Hernandez, Javier, Faustino-Silva D.D., Gaitán-Cepeda L.A.

Publicada: 30 oct 2021
Categoría: Dentistry (miscellaneous)

Resumen:
Background Oral health of the mother-infant dyad is important to preserve general health. However, there are few instruments in Spanish for the evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices that determine this construct. Therefore, this research aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Maternal Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire (CAPSOM in Spanish). Methods In this instrument development study that carried out in 2018-2019, involving pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 45 in the city of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The sample size was calculated based on 10 women per questionnaire item (n = 10 k). The study used Cronbach's alpha, the modified Lawshe test of validity criteria, factor analysis, and the level of difficulty and discrimination of the items. Results 207 women took part with their signed, informed consent (25 +/- 6 years). The internal consistency of the instrument, both total and by dimension was alpha = 0.70, alpha = 0.66 knowledge, alpha = 0.74 attitudes, and alpha = 0.66 practices. Values of Content Validity Ratio' >= 0.60 were obtained for the final 10 items and Content Validity Index' = 0.90. The average difficulty index of items was 0.40, and there were significant differences (Kruskall-Wallis, p < 0.001) in the discrimination test. Factor analysis demonstrated three main components. Conclusions A valid and reliable 10-item Spanish questionnaire was designed to measure pregnant women's oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Filiaciones:
Ramírez-Trujillo M.Á.:
 Department of Public Health, National School of Higher Studies, Leon Unit, National Autonomus University of Mexico (UNAM), Blvd. UNAM #2011, Predio El Saucillo y El Potrero, Comunidad de los Tepetates, León, Guanajuato 37684, Mexico

Villanueva-Vilchis M.C.:
 Department of Public Health, National School of Higher Studies, Leon Unit, National Autonomus University of Mexico (UNAM), Blvd. UNAM #2011, Predio El Saucillo y El Potrero, Comunidad de los Tepetates, León, Guanajuato 37684, Mexico

Aguilar-Díaz F.C.:
 Department of Public Health, National School of Higher Studies, Leon Unit, National Autonomus University of Mexico (UNAM), Blvd. UNAM #2011, Predio El Saucillo y El Potrero, Comunidad de los Tepetates, León, Guanajuato 37684, Mexico

de la Fuente-Hernandez, Javier:
 Department of Public Health, National School of Higher Studies, Leon Unit, National Autonomus University of Mexico (UNAM), Blvd. UNAM #2011, Predio El Saucillo y El Potrero, Comunidad de los Tepetates, León, Guanajuato 37684, Mexico

Faustino-Silva D.D.:
 Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (GHC), Porto Alegre, Brazil

Gaitán-Cepeda L.A.:
 Laboratory of Oral Pathology, Posgratuate and Research Division, Dental School, National Autonomus University of Mexico, México City, Mexico
ISSN: 14726831





BMC Oral Health
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BioMed Central, CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND, Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 21 Número: 1
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WOS Id: 000712819400001
ID de PubMed: 34715826
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