Caries dental y determinantes sociales de salud en niños de establecimientos educativos de los distritos de Canchaque y San Miguel de El Faique, provincia de Huancabamba, región de Piura, Perú, 2019

Abstract

Introduction: the objective was to determine the association between Dental Caries (DC) and the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in children from educational establishments in the Canchaque and San Miguel de El Faique districts, Huancabamba province, Piura region, Peru, 2019. Methods: cross-sectional study. Non-probability sample, selecting 124 individuals from 11-12 years of sixth grade of primary and first grade of secondary from schools in the districts of Canchaque and San Miguel de El Faique, Huancabamba province, Piura-Peru, year 2019. The SDOH were made up of: gender, economic income, education level, housing condition, employment, environmental sanitation and access to health services. DC experience was measured using the DMFT Index. A bivariate analysis was performed using statistical tests Chi-Square, Mann Whitney U test y Kruskal Wallis. Results: it was found association between to the prevalence of DC and housing condition (p<0.05), the DMFT index with gender, education level, hygienic service and health insurance (p<0.05), and dmft index there was no association with the variables (p >0.05). Conclusions: the dental caries was associated with SDOH of housing condition, gender, education level, environmental sanitation and health insurance.

RELACIÓN ENTRE EL INGRESO ECONÓMICO Y LA CARIES DENTAL. Revisión Bibliográfica.

“…(11,12,13) Un estudio realizado por Hadad y Castillo refieren que la caries dental se ve afectada por factores tales como: ingreso económico, nivel de educación, y el poco acceso a servicios bucodentales, como son medidas preventivos y restauradores de caries dental, pero continúa siendo la principal problemática global, de las afecciones bucodentales reportadas a los organismos de salud. (18,19)…”