Influencia del gradiente social sobre la salud bucal de mujeres vinculadas laboralmente a la Universidad Santo Tomás seccional Bucaramanga en el año 2020

Abstract

Introduction. Oral pathologies such as dental caries, periodontal disease and edentulism are highly prevalent diseases among women, influenced by living conditions, and social factors, framed in the concept of social gradient.Objetivo. Evaluate the influence of the social gradient on the oral health of women laborally linked to the Universidad Santo Tomás sectional in Bucaramanga in 2020.Materiales ymetos.Type of analytical observational study, cross-sectional, participated 84 women; A clinical examination was carried out to determine the state of oral health, a survey to determine social, labor, economic, family and surrounding factors, an adapted instrument was applied to assess the social position of the participants. The output variables were related to each of the explanatory variables, statistical tests were applied such as the squared chi test, Fisher's exact test for qualitatives and Student's T test or the Wilcoxon Ranges test for the quantitative ones considering a level of significance of alpha≤ 0.05.Resultados.There was a prevalence of dental caries with 85.7%, periodontal disease with 79.8%, and edentulism with 40.5%; The social factors that will be present with greater frequency and will show a relationship with the oral conditions of the age, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, the work performed daily, the socioeconomic stratum, the economic responsibility within the house. Women participating in a low social position have a higher frequency of oral pathologies studied. Conclusion. It is established that women who are located in a high social position have less burden of oral diseases; whereas women who are found in a social position have a lower prevalence of these pathologies, showing the influence of the social gradient on the oral condition of women who work at the University in 2020.