SELECCIÓN DE LOS CRITERIOS QUE IDENTIFICAN LAS PRÁCTICAS Y CREENCIAS RELACIONADAS CON LA SALUD ORAL EN MUJERES GESTANTES

Purpose: To selected the criteria that identify the pregnant knowledge and attitudes about oral health in the women who attended Salud Total EPS in Bucaramanga.Methods: The data collected (self administered questionnaire with closed answers) was taken from the pregnant women participant in a controlled clinical assay. Forty pregnant women were stratified in two groups (control and experimental). The variables evaluated were sociodemographic aspects, intervention type, knowledge and attitudes before and after the treatment. Means, modes, medians, standard deviation were determined for all data. Bivariate analyses were performed by chi square test, Student’s t test and the Wilcoson test. For all tests, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: The criteria that defined the variables related to beliefs (healthy mouth, dental decay, gingival bleeding, brushing education and popular beliefs) and to practices (use of hygiene elements, brushing frequency of, soothes dental, activities against gingival bleeding and the dental pain) was identified. From the prioritized criteria and of the generated variables they were managed to establish statistically significant differences according to intervention.Conclusions: The variables selection permitted to identify the basic aspects that could orient and evaluated the promotion and prevention programs directed to this population. The program done was effective changing the pregnant knowledge and attitudes toward oral health in the pregnant women.

• Autores: Claro V., Liliana Alexandra; Sarmiento G., Adriana; Riveros A., Claudia Milena; Concha Sánchez, Sonia Constanza
• Fecha de publicación: 2009
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional USTA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/37051
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.ustabuca.edu.co/index.php/USTASALUD_ODONTOLOGIA/article/view/1178; http://hdl.handle.net/11634/37051
• License: Derechos de autor 2018 UstaSalud