Healthcare workers’ perspectives on integrated oral and antenatal health care at public health facilities in southwestern nigeria: a qualitative study
Healthcare providers in Southwestern Nigeria perceived that access to and uptake of preventive oral health care by pregnant women is poor possibly due to the absence of protocols for integrating oral health into antenatal care services. In addition, there are individual and structural level factors that limits the access to and uptake of oral health care by pregnant women. Many of these barriers can be addressed through oral health promotion.
Authors
- Joanne Lusher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-0255)
- Morẹ́nikẹ́ Oluwátóyìn Foláyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9008-7730)
- Abideen Salako (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3018-3712)
- Oliver Ezechi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0688-3898)
- Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-9820)
- Ifeoma Idigbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-326X)
- Oluwabunmi Samuel Ibitoye
- Love Bukola Ayamolowo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5916-7943)
- George Uchenna Eleje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0390-2152)
- Ayodeji Omobolanle Esan
Institutions
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NG)
- Regent's University London (GB)
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (NG)
- Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NG)
- Lead City University (NG)
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13308-1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00