Conocimientos, actitudes, prácticas en salud bucal y estilos de vida saludable de los trabajadores vigilantes y de servicios generales de la Universidad Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga

Abstract

Objective: To relate the healthy lifestyles with the knowledge, attitudes and practices in oral health of the vigilant workers and general services of the Santo Tomas of Bucaramanga University. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive research was carried out, with a population composed of watch workers and general service employees of the Santo Tomas de Bucaramanga University. Results: By relating the healthy lifestyles of the vigilant workers and general services with knowledge, attitudes and practices, it was evidenced that the participants who had good healthy lifestyles 39 (48,75) clearly handled the topics evaluated in the instruments of this research project. According to the healthy lifestyles related to the sociodemographic variables, the respondents were classified according to the qualitative and quantitative score in good work, that is, they had a good lifestyle. Conclusions: The respondents have a basic level of knowledge about oral health and hygiene, where 72.5 showed that the oral cavity should be brushed three times a day, as also 58.5 expressed that the toothbrush should be changed every three months or less, however, 58.5% said that the adequate brushing time is two to three minutes, being a not so correct answer since according to the theory it should last three to five minutes to achieve efficient cleaning.