Conocimiento de las madres sobre salud bucal e índice de higiene oral de su hijo en dos asentamientos humanos de Iquitos 2023
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2023-12-15
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Universidad Científica del Perú
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Introducción: Las enfermedades bucodentales que presentan los niños tiene su origen en una mala higiene oral debido a las prácticas inadecuadas que tienen en la prevención bucal, siendo un factor la influencia que tiene la madre en la educación de la salud bucal a sus hijos
Objetivo: Determinar el nivel de conocimiento de las madres sobre salud bucal y su relación con el índice de higiene oral de su hijo en dos asentamientos humanos de Iquitos, 2023
Metodología: El estudio es de tipo cuantitativo de diseño observacional transversal, prospectivo y correlacional, entrevistando a las madres y evaluando a sus hijos de 3 a 5 años de los AAHH Bello Horizonte (97) AAHH Manco Inca (77), a las madres se le aplicó un cuestionario de 20 preguntas, sobre la prevención de la salud oral (13 preguntas), enfermedades bucodentales (4 preguntas) y sobre la formación de los dientes (3 preguntas); y a los niños se le examinó la cavidad bucal para determinar su índice de higiene oral simplificado, la asocian fue a través de la prueba del chi cuadrado
Resultados: El 44.3% de las madres presentan un nivel regular de conocimiento sobre la salud bucal, el 43.7% con regular nivel de conocimiento sobre la prevención, el 44.8% con un nivel malo de conocimiento sobre las enfermedades bucales y riesgo de caries y el 56.3% con un nivel malo de conocimiento sobre la formación de los dientes; el mejor conocimiento se asoció significativamente con la mayor edad (p=0.003), con nivel de instrucción (p=0.001). El 43.1% de los niños tienen un IHO-S malo, el 36.8% nivel regular y el 20.1% nivel bueno; el IHO-S se asoció a una mayor edad del niño (p=0.031) y al sexo femenino (p=0.034),
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Conclusión: El nivel de conocimiento sobre salud bucal de las madres se asocia significativamente con el nivel bueno de índice de higiene oral simplificado de su menor hijo.
Introduction: The oral diseases presented by children have their origin in poor oral hygiene due to inadequate practices in oral prevention, being a factor the influence that the mother has in the oral health education of her children Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of mothers about oral health and its relationship with their child's oral hygiene index in two human settlements in Iquitos, 2023 Methodology: The study is quantitative with a cross-sectional, prospective and correlational observational design, interviewing mothers and evaluating their children from 3 to 5 years of age from the AAHH Bello Horizonte (97) AAHH Manco Inca (77), the mothers were given a 20-question questionnaire on the prevention of oral health (13 questions). oral diseases (4 questions) and tooth formation (3 questions); and the children had their oral cavity examined to determine their simplified oral hygiene index, the associated was through the chi-square test Results: 44.3% of the mothers had a regular level of knowledge about oral health, 43.7% had a fair level of knowledge about prevention, 4 4.8% had a poor level of knowledge about oral diseases and caries risk, and 56.3% had a poor level of knowledge about tooth formation. (p=0.003), with educational level (p=0.001). 43.1% of the children had a bad IHO-S, 36.8% a fair level and 20.1% a good level; the IHO-S was associated with a higher level of the child (p=0.031) and female sex (p=0.034). Conclusion: The mothers' level of oral health knowledge is significantly associated with their child's good level of simplified oral hygiene index
Introduction: The oral diseases presented by children have their origin in poor oral hygiene due to inadequate practices in oral prevention, being a factor the influence that the mother has in the oral health education of her children Objective: To determine the level of knowledge of mothers about oral health and its relationship with their child's oral hygiene index in two human settlements in Iquitos, 2023 Methodology: The study is quantitative with a cross-sectional, prospective and correlational observational design, interviewing mothers and evaluating their children from 3 to 5 years of age from the AAHH Bello Horizonte (97) AAHH Manco Inca (77), the mothers were given a 20-question questionnaire on the prevention of oral health (13 questions). oral diseases (4 questions) and tooth formation (3 questions); and the children had their oral cavity examined to determine their simplified oral hygiene index, the associated was through the chi-square test Results: 44.3% of the mothers had a regular level of knowledge about oral health, 43.7% had a fair level of knowledge about prevention, 4 4.8% had a poor level of knowledge about oral diseases and caries risk, and 56.3% had a poor level of knowledge about tooth formation. (p=0.003), with educational level (p=0.001). 43.1% of the children had a bad IHO-S, 36.8% a fair level and 20.1% a good level; the IHO-S was associated with a higher level of the child (p=0.031) and female sex (p=0.034). Conclusion: The mothers' level of oral health knowledge is significantly associated with their child's good level of simplified oral hygiene index
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Conocimiento, Salud Bucal, Higiene oral, Iquitos, Knowledge, Oral Health, Oral Hygiene, Iquitos
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