Dental Phobia among Pregnant Women: Considerations for Healthcare Professionals

Table 3

Association between various factors and dental phobia in pregnant women.

Study variables	Unadjusted odds ratio (OR)	value	Adjusted odds ratio (OR)	value
Nationality	1.01 (0.68, 1.48)	0.968	0.91 (0.60, 1.36)	0.626
Saudi
Non-Saudi
Age	0.66 (0.45, 0.95)	0.026	0.67 (0.45, 1.01)	0.054
<30
≥30 years
Number of previous pregnancies	0.61 (0.38, 0.97)	0.034	0.77 (0.46, 1.27)	0.300
First pregnancy
Second or more pregnancies
Trimester pregnancy	1.47 (0.98, 2.19)	0.061	1.54 (1.02, 2.33)	0.041
First trimester
Second and third trimesters
Had a bad experience in previous dental visit (s)	2.01 (1.31, 3.07)	0.001	2.04 (1.31, 3.18)	0.001
Visited a dentist in the last year	0.73 (0.5, 1.06)	0.093	0.71 (0.49, 1.05)	0.088
Performed regular checkup before pregnancy	0.42 (0.18, 0.99)	0.041	0.53 (0.22, 1.27)	0.156
Updated knowledge about the oral health of pregnant women	0.5 (0.31, 0.82)	0.006	0.51 (0.31, 0.85)	0.010

Statistically significant.