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Literacia em saúde oral e cárie dentária numa população imigrante
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Objetivos: medir a cárie dentária, determinar o impacto da literacia em saúde oral nos comportamentos de cuidados orais e compreender as práticas relacionadas à prevenção da cárie dentária.
Materiais e Métodos: aprovação concedida pela Comissão de Ética da Egas Moniz School of Health and Science (processo interno nº 1334). Estudo transversal, quantitativo e qualitativo, com uma amostra de 66 imigrantes com idades compreendidas entre os dezoito e cinquenta e quatro anos, de ambos os sexos que trabalham na The Summerberry Company, SA. Foi aplicado o questionário Oral Health Literacy Adults Questionnaire (OHL-AQ) e medição do índice de CPO-D. Os dados foram submetidos a análise estatística através IBM SPSS Statistics versão 29.0 com nível de significância de 5%.
Resultados: constatou-se, numa amostra de 66 imigrantes nepaleses, indianos e bengalis em Portugal, que 47% dos participantes com ensino básico tinham literacia insuficiente, 54,5% afirmam escovar os dentes apenas uma vez ao dia e 63,6% não utilizam fio dentário. A maioria (51,5%) procurava cuidados dentários apenas em casos de dor, indicando uma abordagem reativa. A correlação entre literacia em saúde oral e índice de CPO foi insignificante (p = 0,51), e o consumo de álcool mostrou uma correlação significativa com o tempo de permanência em Portugal (p = 0,042).
Conclusões: não houve correlação entre literacia em saúde oral e índice de CPO-D, mas hábitos prejudiciais mostraram relação com a cárie. Participantes com menor escolaridade apresentaram pior literacia e comportamentos inadequados de saúde oral. Face ao aumento da imigração em Portugal, torna-se crucial implementar intervenções educativas culturalmente adaptadas para melhorar a saúde oral destas populações.
Objectives: Measure dental caries, determine the impact of oral health literacy on oral care behaviours, and understand practices related to the prevention of dental caries. Materials and Methods: approval granted by the Ethics Committee of the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science (internal process no. 1334). Cross-sectional, quantitative and qualitative study with a sample of 66 immigrant workers aged from eighteen to fifty-four of both genders, employed at The Summerberry Company, SA. The Oral Health Literacy Adults Questionnaire (OHL-AQ) was administered and the DMFT index was measured. Data was statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 29.0 with a 5% significance level. Results: In a sample of 66 south Asian immigrants in Portugal, it was found that 47% of participants with primary education had low literacy, 54,5% reported brushing their teeth only once a day and 63,6% did not use dental floss. The majority (51,5%) sought out dental care only when they presented pain, indicating a reactive approach. The correlation between oral health literacy and the DMFT index was not significant (p = 0.51), and alcohol consumption showed a significant correlation with length of stay in Portugal (p = 0.042). Conclusions: There was no association between oral health literacy and the DMFT index, but harmful habits were associated with caries. Participants with less education had worse oral health literacy and inadequate oral care behaviors. Given the increase of immigration in Portugal, it is crucial to implement culturally adapted educational programs to improve the oral health of these populations.
Objectives: Measure dental caries, determine the impact of oral health literacy on oral care behaviours, and understand practices related to the prevention of dental caries. Materials and Methods: approval granted by the Ethics Committee of the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science (internal process no. 1334). Cross-sectional, quantitative and qualitative study with a sample of 66 immigrant workers aged from eighteen to fifty-four of both genders, employed at The Summerberry Company, SA. The Oral Health Literacy Adults Questionnaire (OHL-AQ) was administered and the DMFT index was measured. Data was statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 29.0 with a 5% significance level. Results: In a sample of 66 south Asian immigrants in Portugal, it was found that 47% of participants with primary education had low literacy, 54,5% reported brushing their teeth only once a day and 63,6% did not use dental floss. The majority (51,5%) sought out dental care only when they presented pain, indicating a reactive approach. The correlation between oral health literacy and the DMFT index was not significant (p = 0.51), and alcohol consumption showed a significant correlation with length of stay in Portugal (p = 0.042). Conclusions: There was no association between oral health literacy and the DMFT index, but harmful habits were associated with caries. Participants with less education had worse oral health literacy and inadequate oral care behaviors. Given the increase of immigration in Portugal, it is crucial to implement culturally adapted educational programs to improve the oral health of these populations.
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Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz
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Imigrantes Literacia em saúde oral OHL-AQ CPO-D