Resumen
The University is the place where the students learn and
develop skills that will allow them to pursue an occupation, and at the same time improve
their attitudes, health skills, that allow them to have healthy living habits and lifestyle.
Dental health is an essential part of health and represents an important element for the
quality of life. In this sense it is intended to evaluate the attitudes and behaviors of
dental health using the approved index Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory
(HU-DBI) among the different areas of knowledge of the University of Cuenca. This study was
a survey with Sociodemographic variables and 20 dichotomous questions of the HUDBI, which
was applied after signing the informed consent forms in all the training areas of the
University of Cuenca. The response rate was 56% N=7790 students, with an average age of
21,15 years, DS±2,42 variance of 5,89, the male-female ratio is 1:1,07. The majority of
students are of the urban origin with 82,8% and the vast majority are single (7125
students=91,4%). The average of the HU-DBI index is 6,06 with a DS±1,81 and a variance of
3,27. There is a better index of the students of health science compared with the students
of other areas. Comparing them with the dental students and the others of the health
sciences, dental students who had no clinical contact with patients didn’t have any
difference from those of the other health sciences, but the students who have had the
clinical contact with patients have a statistically significant difference with the other
students of health sciences.
| Idioma original | Español |
|---|---|
| Publicación | Journal of Dental Health, Oral Disorders & Therapy |
| Estado | Publicada - 2018 |
| Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Palabras clave
- Attitudes; Behavior; Oral health; Students; Dental; Inventory