Knowledge of Primary Education university students about first aid for dental fracture and avulsion

• Autores: Salcedo Bolívar, Gabriela Tazziana, Quintana del Solar, Carmen Inocencia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/2770
• Enlace del recurso: https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/2770
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Knowledge; Primary education; Students; Tooth injuries; First aid; Conocimientos; Educación primaria; Estudiantes; Traumatismos dentales; Primeros auxilios

Objectives: To identify the knowledge about the immediate management of dental fracture and avulsion of Primary Education students of a national university in 2023. Materials and Methods: It was a descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a sample of 112 students that were divided into two groups, middle-year students (61) and final-year students (51), who were sent a validated virtual optional questionnaire multiple that accepts a single answer, consists of 5 general data questions and 10 knowledge questions. According to the stanine scale, it was classified into three categories: Poor (0-7.1), Regular (7.2-12.9) and Good (13-20). Results: 65.1% were women and 34.9% were men. 71.4% of the participants responded that they did not have information about first aid in dental trauma. 39.3% of the students had fair knowledge while 34.8% had poor knowledge and 25.9% had good knowledge. Conclusions: The knowledge of Primary Education students was regular.