Artículos de revistas
Conhecimento sobre saúde bucal entre pré-escolares e seus cuidadores que receberam e que não receberam promoção de saúde
Fecha
2018-03-01Registro en:
Bioscience Journal, v. 34, n. 2, p. 1114-1124, 2018.
1981-3163
1516-3725
2-s2.0-85044607656
6520441821284803
4419158525709686
0000-0001-5069-8812
Autor
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
University of Sheffield
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Few studies have evaluated oral health promotion (OHP) programs in nursery schools. This research aimed to assess whether there were differences in oral health knowledge between preschoolers and carers who received or did not receive an OHP program in nursery schools. A post-intervention observational study involving 5-6 years-old preschoolers and 169 carers was carried out in 10 nursery schools. The preschoolers in the OHP program group (N=93) received information on oral health and recreational activities relating to oral health, whereas in the control group (N=90), no OHP activity was provided. Children’s age and sex, carer’s age, child kinship, education and family income were collected via questionnaire. Children and carer’s oral health knowledge scores were assessed through structured interviews. Independent variables were compared between groups by t-test, Chi-square and Mann-Whitney test. The association between children and carer’s oral health knowledge and the OHP program group was tested using multivariate Poisson regression. Children’s oral health knowledge was significantly associated with the OHP program group. Carer’s oral health knowledge did not differ between intervention and control groups. Children attending nursery schools provided with OHP programs had greater oral health knowledge than those attending nursery schools without OHP activities.