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Knowledge and practices about oral hygiene in mothers of children from 6 to 9 years of age of the I.E San Martin of the district of Chorrillos, Lima 2021.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2022-04-25) Carranza Torres, Hillary Pamela; Céspedes Porras, Jacqueline
Objective: To determine the level of knowledge and practice regarding oral hygiene in mothers of children aged 6 to 9 years from the San Martín School in the district of Chorrillos - Lima, 2021. Material and Method: This research was applied, explanatory deductive, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective, and quantitative. A measurement was carried out using a 12-question questionnaire on oral hygiene knowledge and a 9-question survey on oral hygiene practices. Results: The sample consisted of 130 mothers of children aged 6 to 9 years to whom the questionnaire was applied. The results show that regarding oral hygiene knowledge and practice in mothers of children aged 6 to 9 years from the San Martín School in Chorrillos - Lima 2021, it was found that they all had poor oral hygiene knowledge (100%, N=130), and the practice of oral hygiene was also poor in all (100%, N=130). As for the knowledge of oral hygiene by age, it was observed that people aged 18 to 29 years and 30 to 59 years had poor knowledge (100%). In terms of education level, all categories such as no education, primary, secondary, and higher education had poor oral hygiene knowledge (100%). Regarding the practice of oral hygiene by age, both age groups (18 to 29 years and 30 to 59 years) had poor oral hygiene practices (100%). According to education level, all education categories (no education, primary, secondary, and higher education) had poor oral hygiene practices (100%). Regarding the relationship between knowledge level and oral hygiene practices, no significant relationship was found. Conclusion: It is observed that all mothers had poor oral hygiene knowledge and low oral hygiene practices. Knowledge was poor across all age groups and educational levels, and practices were low in all groups. No relationship exists between knowledge level and practices.