Factores socioeconómicos relacionados al conocimiento en higiene oral en padres de escolares

Abstract

The aim of this investigation was to determine socioeconomic factors related to knowledge level of oral hygiene in parents from I. E. CAP FAP José Abelardo Quiñones, Piura 2022. The study was basic, observational, correlational, and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 260 parents from I. E. CAP FAP José Abelardo Quiñones, Piura. There was applied a 9-question survey to identify the socioeconomic factors and an 18-question questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge level of oral hygiene. A Chi-square correspondence test was applied with a significance of 5%. The knowledge level in Oral Hygiene was low in 96.2% of the population and regular in 3.8%. Regarding the Socioeconomic Factors, it prevailed the female sex (96.2%), 30-44 years old (85.4%), secondary education level (92.7%), average monthly income less than a minimum wage (66, 5%), with 0-3 children (85.4%), with water and drainage (93.8%), with cell phone (99.2%), with internet access (100%), without health insurance (92.7%). It is concluded that the socioeconomic factors related to knowledge level of oral hygiene in parents form I. E. CAP FAP José Abelardo Quiñones, Piura 2022 were education level and health insurance.