2015, Number 1
Level of attitudes and behavior on oral health in children at scholar primary level
Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 70-78
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Schoolchildren live an intensive stage where are develop learning process and are going creating their own identity, this stage is characterized by cognitive, emotional and social changes and at the same time are creating values, attitudes and behavior facing live and are constructed the base of live styles.Objective: determine the level of attitudes and behavior on Oral Health of children at the primary level.
Material and Methods: an observational cross-sectional trial was performed. The universe consisted in 116 schoolchildren of second cycle of the primary level belonging to the Primary school Pedro Albizu Campos. To identify the variables attitudes and behaviors on Oral health, a questionnaire was designed, taking into account the Oral health criteria. The level of oral hygiene was determined by the examination of children and calculating the simplify oral hygiene index. Through the test of Chi square of Pearson, the relationship between variables of attitude and behavior and oral hygiene was established.
Results: the children´s level of attitude and behavior were classified as regular in 79, 31%. The 91, 4% of the schoolchildren, recognized that they visited the dental clinic. The other 85, 3 % affirms that they had a nice experience. The 88, 8% are sure that brushing is a very important part of Oral Health. And the 73, 3% employed other means towards Oral Hygiene.
Conclusions: the schoolchildren had a regular level of attitude and behavior about Oral Health, more than half the schoolchildren had a high level of Oral Hygiene. A no significant relation between the studied variable were found.
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