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Low count of pregnant women communities were able to receive basic oral health care according to the Regional Health Unit data statistics of Region IV-CALABARZON, 2018. Generally, the study determined the effectiveness of promotional reading material and video on the knowledge, attitude, practices and plaque index of selected pregnant women. Specifically, a) to evaluate their knowledge, attitude, practices, and plaque index before and after comprehending the reading material; b) to assess their knowledge, attitude, practices, and plaque index before index before and after watching the promotional video; c) to determine if there is a significant difference between the knowledge, attitude, practices, and plaque index before utilizing the promotional reading material and video; and d) to determine if there is a significant difference between the knowledge, attitude, practices, and plaque index after utilizing promotional reading material and video; e) to compare if there is a significant difference between the knowledge, attitude, practices, and plaque index on the oral health utilizing promotional video and promotional reading material; and; f) to identify if there is a significant difference between the knowledge, attitude, practices and plaque index when grouped according to age. This study utilized the pre and post tests design. Before and after the interventions, a survey questionnaire was utilized to assess the knowledge, attitude, practices and plaque index of the participants. It has 5 parts: (1) dmographic questions: age, stage of pregnancy, and educational attainment (2)-(4) questions that measured the respondents' knowledge, attitude and practices about oral health (5) and chart assessing the plaque index y Sillness and Loe. Twenty pregnant women on selected barangays: Imperial and Pasong Langka, Silang, Cavite were the participants. Plaque index assessment was done during the first visit. Pre-survey questionnaires were distributed and answered by each group. Afterwards, the promotional reading material and promotional video were distributed. After 66 days post test was conducted. Findings for both interventions have a significant effect on the plaque index alone. However, the promotional reading material is ore effective, that was, from poor to fair. Moreover, both interventions have a significant effect on the attitude based on age groups.

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