Oral health behavior of pregnant women in Nigeria: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral health care behaviors during pregnancy affects maternal and child health outcomes. This scoping review sought to map the existing literature on the oral healthcare behaviors of pregnant women in Nigeria.

Methods

PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, EBSCOHOST, Sabinet, African Index Medicus, and Scopus data based were searched in August 2023. Articles with reports on the oral health behavior of pregnant women in Nigeria, published in English in peer review were included in the review. Articles whose full lengths could not be accessed, and commentaries on studies, and letters to the editor were also excluded. Data on authors and year of publication of the study, study location, study objective, study design, methodological approach for data collection, and s

SUBMITTER: Ayamolowo LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11340192 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature