Avaliação do Conhecimento de Pais e/ou Cuidadores Acerca da Saúde Bucal de Seus Filhos: Estudo Transversal

Mara Augusta Cardoso Barreto; Victor Cavallaro Bottesini; Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto; Danilo Antonio Duarte

doi:10.36489/saudecoletiva.2025v16i102p17840-17863

Autores/as

Mara Augusta Cardoso Barreto Doutoranda em clínica odontológica. Departamento de Odontopediatria. Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic. Campinas; São Paulo; Brasil. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0978-9536
Victor Cavallaro Bottesini Doutorando em dentística. Departamento de Odontologia Restauradora. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). São José dos Campos; São Paulo; Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9904-9001
Ikaro Daniel de Carvalho Barreto Doutor em Biometria e Estatística Aplicada. Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisa em Avaliação e Seleção de Promoção de Eventos (CEBRASPE). Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco. Recife; Pernambuco; Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7253-806X
Danilo Antonio Duarte Doutor. Departamento de Odontopediatria. Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic. Campinas; São Paulo; Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-5434

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2025v16i102p17840-17863

Palabras clave:

Salud Bucal, Cuidador, Conocimiento, Niño

Resumen

Objetivo: Evaluar y discutir el nivel de conocimiento de los padres y/o cuidadores acerca de la salud bucal de sus hijos. Método: Se trata de un estudio transversal que evaluó una población de 250 padres de niños de entre cero y tres años de edad, matriculados en escuelas públicas y privadas del municipio de Aracaju, SE, Brasil. Se aplicó a todos los padres el instrumento CAP, compuesto por un cuestionario estructurado y validado. El estudio fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigación de la Facultad de Odontología São Leopoldo Mandic. Se realizaron análisis estadísticos basados en diversos métodos, incluyendo medidas descriptivas y pruebas de hipótesis. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas en las dimensiones de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas entre los padres y/o cuidadores que utilizan escuelas públicas y privadas, con mejores puntuaciones entre aquellos que recurren a servicios privados. Conclusión: Los padres y/o cuidadores cuyos hijos asisten a escuelas privadas poseen un mayor conocimiento sobre la salud bucal de sus hijos. Además, es relevante inferir que el instrumento empleado en la metodología se mostró como una alternativa útil para que los gestores de salud pública implementen políticas públicas dirigidas a niños de entre cero y tres años de edad.

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