Examinando por Materia "Level of education"

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    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2017) Rojas España, Elder Smith; Galvez Ramirez, Carlos Michell
    The objective of this research was to determine the level of oral health knowledge among the parents of school children who attend the pediatric dentistry department of the Central Military Hospital "Coronel Luis Arias Schreiber" in Lima, Peru, in 2017. The sample was obtained using the minimum sample size method for a finite population, consisting of 200 parents who brought their children to the pediatric dentistry service at the Central Military Hospital. A questionnaire on oral health knowledge was administered to them. The results showed that 39% of the population had a good level of knowledge. It was clarified that 42.5% of fathers had a regular level of knowledge, while 45.7% of mothers had a good level of knowledge about oral health. On the other hand, 20.5% of fathers with a regular level of knowledge had a secondary education level, while 33.9% of mothers with a good level of knowledge about oral health had technical or higher education. In conclusion, the parents of school children who attend the pediatric dentistry department of the Central Military Hospital "Coronel Luis Arias Schreiber" have a good level of knowledge about oral health.