Diseño y evaluación de un programa en promoción de salud bucal para personas con discapacidad visual de la escuela taller para ciegos de Bucaramanga

Abstract

Objective: design and evaluate a program of promotion and prevention in oral health for visually impaired, the School for the Blind in Bucaramanga. Methods: A quasy-experimental approach before and after surgery to visually impaired compares implemented .A universe of 50 visually impaired school workshop for the blind in Bucaramanga.one survey type instrument with JAWS program for the purpose of obtaining information from the knowledge that people had before and after teaching the educational program was used for data collection. For the pilot survey in order to evaluate the test questions, understanding and adequacy of responses was conducted for results was used Chi2 statistical coefficient for bivariate analysis processed with data base. Results: To promote self-care oral health in children, young and adults in the school workshop for the blind in Bucaramanga, the minimum age is 6 years, and the maximum age at 56 years with a deviation standard of 14 years compared to the average. Was designed and applied a survey through the JAWS program. The sample consisted of 50 people, 28 (56.0) male and 22 (44.0) female. The knowledge that people were visually impaired had about oral hygiene before intervention the program 5 if they know, and 45 no knowledge about oral hygiene. The knowledge that people were visually impaired about oral hygiene after improved, 49 if they knowledge, 1 no know. Conclusion: The evaluation of the educational program had a positive impact on the knowledge of visually impaired people surveyed before and after the socialization of the program because it defined and explained the basics of good oral hygiene. Program design promotion and prevention in oral health focused on visually impaired population with appropriate methods, it is a good alternative to improve the knowledge and oral health of these people.