"Estrategia educativa en salud bucal para padres y cuidadores de la institución Manuela Espejo, Azogues”

Abstract

Poor oral health affects the quality of life, leading to self-perception problems, social relations, interaction, and aesthetics, strongly affecting psychological and social projections. OBJECTIVE: To determine the improvement in the parents' and caregivers' knowledge through implementing an oral health education strategy in the Manuela Espejo Special Education Institution, Azogues. MATERIALS AND METHODS: With a quantitative approach of descriptive design and longitudinal study, the research was conducted in three stages: 1) pre-test application through a survey applied to 54 parents and/or caregivers of the Manuela Espejo Special Education Institution previous informed consent, 2) educational strategy implementation, 3) post-test to verify the acquisition of knowledge. RESULTS: A 54.97% improvement in the knowledge acquired after the educational strategy was determined. CONCLUSIONS: The parents' and/or caregivers' oral health knowledge increased after applying the educational strategy.