Knowledge, attitude and practices of parents regarding their children’s oral health at Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital, in times of COVID-19 pandemic

• Autores: Sánchez Huamán, Flora Martina, Kanashiro Irakawa, Carmen
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Odontopediatría
• Repositorio: Odontología pediátrica
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.spo.com.pe:article/223
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.op.spo.com.pe/index.php/odontologiapediatrica/article/view/223
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Knowledge; attitudes; practices; oral health; parents; COVID-19; Conocimientos; actitudes; prácticas; salud bucal; padres

Background: Oral health is part of a child's overall health and parental involvement in caring for it is essential. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents regarding their children’s oral health at Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hospital, in times of Covid-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study, the study sample consisted of 114 parents of children under 14 years of age, a questionnaire was applied that identified the knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents regarding the oral health of their children during the month of April 2022. Results: The most predominant level of knowledge, type of attitudes and level of practices was regular (59.65%), adequate (98.25%) and regular (71.05%) respectively. Most parents didn't know about when to start brushing a child's teeth with fluoride toothpaste (64.91%) and the age of a child with complete primary dentition (64.04%). Conclusions: Most of the parents, despite having had adequate attitudes, presented a regular level of knowledge and practices regarding the oral health of their children in times of Covid-19 pandemic in a reference hospital in Lima, Peru.