Conocimientos sobre factores de riesgo de salud bucal en adultos mayores de círculos de abuelos / Knowledge on risk factors of bucal health in older adults from grandparents circle
a descriptive transversal study. The Universe consisted of 101 subjects from 5 homes for elderly people from 19 de Abril Community Health center. No sample was used. Variables studied were age, gender, education and level of knowledge. Information was obtained by the main author and other collaborators previously trained. Informed consent of subjects also was previously obtained. A data base was made in excel and processed in SPSS v. 19. Percentage werer used to resume information.
Results:
the 74.5 percent has certain knowledge about dental caries, 84.1 percent doesn't know the negative effects of alcohol consumption,76.3 percent shows insufficient knowledge of the importance of the bucalhygiene and 80 percent has no knowledge that to keep the prothesis badly adjusted may be a risk factor of buccal cancer.