Frequency of knowledge about oral hygiene methods in adults in the parish "Cumbe" Cuenca, 2021
Introduction: The level of knowledge regarding oral hygiene methods is a key factor in the oral health care of the population of any country. Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge on oral hygiene methods in adults in the "Cumbe" Parish, Cuenca, 2021. Methods: A descriptive study...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Universidad Central del Ecuador |
| Repositorio: | Revista Odontología |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistadigital.uce.edu.ec:article/3557 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/odontologia/article/view/3557 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Salud dental profilaxis dental higiene bucal. dental health dental prophylaxis oral hygiene |
| Sumario: | Introduction: The level of knowledge regarding oral hygiene methods is a key factor in the oral health care of the population of any country. Objectives: To determine the level of knowledge on oral hygiene methods in adults in the "Cumbe" Parish, Cuenca, 2021. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted, with a qualitative, documentary, communicational, and current cross-sectional approach, through surveys, in the Parish, with a population of 5,546 inhabitants, of which through inclusion and exclusion criteria, in addition to the use of the sample calculation formula for a finite population, a sample of 400 individuals was finally established. Results: The high level of knowledge presented a frequency of 18.25%, the medium level obtained the highest frequency corresponding to 52.25% and the low level was 29.5%. Conclusions: The highest frequency was found in the medium level of knowledge about oral hygiene habits in adults in the "Cumbe" Parish, Cuenca, 2021. |
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