Oral Hygiene in san Francisco’s Population (Colombia) and Related Factors

Dorian Ospina

Universidad de Antioquia

Yessid Herrera

Universidad de Antioquia

Juan Betancur

Universidad de Antioquia

Héctor Bayron Agudelo

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas

Adriana Posada López

Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia

Introduction: this article describes oral hygiene of the population in the municipal capital of San Francisco, Antioquia (Colombia), according to their sociodemographic conditions.   Methods: a transversal study was conducted of non-probabilistic samples in the municipality’s urban area with patients around the investigative ages recommended by the World Health Organization (5, 12, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55 and 65 years). A collecting tool was designed to inquire the sociodemographic conditions, the health habits and the va-riables that allow an estimation of the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (sohi). An analytical and observational study was performed.   Results and discussion: the higher proportion of survey respondents were women (65%), with a higher presence of population at the age of childhood. Most of them are in the subsidized system and live in lower stratums. Only a fifth of the respondents have a secondary or higher level of education. The use of too-thbrushes and toothpaste was generalized, as opposed to the rare use of dental floss and mouthwash. At most ages, it became evident a higher incidence of inadequate oral hygiene and a significant statistical association to the level of schooling.   Conclusion: oral hygiene in urban areas is mainly related to the level of schooling, so initiatives to implement educa-tional strategies that promote oral healthcare at the municipality should be directed to give priority to people in the most vulnerable situations.
Keywords: sociodemographic factors, oral healthcare habits, communitarian odontology, vulnerable population

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2016-01-15
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Oral Hygiene in san Francisco’s Population (Colombia) and Related Factors. (2016). Revista Nacional De Odontología, 12(22), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.16925/od.v12i22.1203
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