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The Association of Employment Status and Unwanted Job Loss with Maternal Oral Health Experiences: Findings from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System



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  • Description:
    Background: Oral health is an essential component of a healthy pregnancy. While most women work full-time while pregnant, research has overlooked the impact of occupational status and job loss on oral health experiences during pregnancy. To examine the impact of employment status and job loss on oral health experiences during pregnancy in the United States. Data: Data are from eight sites (Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New York State, New York City, and Wisconsin) of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) for the years 2016-2020 (n = 31,362). Multiple logistic regression is used to assess the relationship between occupational status (including employment status and unwanted job loss) during pregnancy and oral health. Findings: Women who experienced an unwanted job loss in the prenatal period were at elevated risk of not having dental insurance, not receiving a dental cleaning during pregnancy, having an oral health problem, and having unmet dental care needs. Conclusion: Experiencing unwanted job loss around the time of pregnancy is an important life event that corresponds to worse oral health experiences. There is a need for greater focus on adverse life events, such as job loss, especially during pregnancy, as a mechanism for oral health issues and challenges with proper access to dental health systems. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1472-6831
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    23
  • Issue:
    1
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20067203
  • Citation:
    BMC Oral Health 2023 Mar; 23(1):168
  • Contact Point Address:
    Alexander Testa, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229
  • Email:
    alexander.testa@uth.tmc.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2023
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    BMC Oral Health
  • End Date:
    20250630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:1482ff42189338fde8f58400dbac5096cc1ea44527c1e5bd3b67be1e8a53ecff6497fb5ed294c441af52c4e1798a8d4cdc79fa01896f4eb601666e535c7ec3a4
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