Dental Phobia among Pregnant Women: Considerations for Healthcare Professionals

Table 1

Distribution of study variables among pregnant women.

Study variables	N = 825	95% CI
Dental phobia	133 (16.1)	(13.7, 18.8)
Nationality
Saudi	526 (63.8)	(60.5, 67)
Non-Saudi	299 (36.2)	(33, 39.6)
Age
<30	457 (55.4)	(52, 58.8)
≥30 years	368 (44.6)	(41.2, 48)
Number of pregnancies
First pregnancy	216 (26.2)	(23.2, 29.2)
Second or more pregnancies	609 (73.8)	(70.8, 76.8)
Trimester of pregnancy
First trimester	213 (25.8)	(22.8, 28.8)
Second and third trimesters	612 (74.2)	(71.2, 77.2)
Had bad experience in previous dental visit (s)	153 (18.5)	(15.9, 21.2)
Visited a dentist in the last year	421 (51)	(47.6, 54.4)
Performed regular checkup before pregnancy	76 (9.2)	(7.2, 11.2)

CI = confidence interval.