Oral health literacy in mothers of children with microcephaly
Tereza Maria Alcântara Neves1
, Marcia Regina Soares Cruz2, Giselle Rodrigues de Sant’Anna Neves3, José Carlos Pettorossi Imparato4, Emanuelle Paiva de Vasconcelos Dantas5, Weslany de Oliveira Dantas6, Maria Nauside Pessoa da Silva7, Victor Cavallaro Bottesini8, Danilo Antonio Duarte9
Highlights
The main results of this study
demonstrate a low level of literacy in
the surveyed population, and of the
total sample, the majority revealed a
low level of knowledge in oral health.
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and literacy in oral health of mothers of children with microcephaly. Methods: It was used a sample consisting of 74 mothers of children with microcephaly, under multiprofessional monitoring at the rehabilitation center for special patients at the Microcephaly Clinic of CEIR. A validated questionnaire was used to assess the mothers’ degree of knowledge about oral health and the BREALD-30 to assess the level of oral health literacy. Results: It was observed that most mothers (63.5%) studied between 8 and 11 years old. In most interviewees, family income was 1 minimum wage. There was a significant difference in the association between the level of literacy in oral health and family income (p <0.05) with a high level of literacy in oral health of mothers who had a monthly family income greater than 01 salary. Therefore, the low prevalence and severity of caries did not have a negative impact on health-related quality of life. Conclusions: The previous knowledge of literacy in the studied population contributes to a better communication between the professional and the family nucleus. As well as guides health promotion actions directed to children with microcephaly.
Keywords: Child; Health Literacy; Microcephaly; Oral Health
Author Affiliations
- PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI, Brazil
- PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Centro Universitário Santo Agostinho, Brazil
- PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, São Leopoldo Mandic College, Brazil
- PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Centro Universitário Uninassau Redenção, Brazil
- Master, Department of Dentistry, Centro Universitário Uninassau Redenção, Brazil
- PhD, Department of Health Biotechnology, Centro Universitário Uninassau Redenção, Brazil
- Master’s Student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Brazil ( Correspondence: victorbottesini@gmail.com)
- PhD, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, São Leopoldo Mandic College, Brazil
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Article Info
Contemp Pediatr Dent 2022:3(1):15-23
Received: 10 February 2022
Accepted: 22 March 2022
Online First: 23 March 2022
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Tereza Maria Alcântara Neves, Marcia Regina Soares Cruz, Giselle Rodrigues de Sant’Anna Neves, José Carlos Pettorossi Imparato, Emanuelle Paiva de Vasconcelos Dantas, Weslany de Oliveira Dantas, Maria Nauside Pessoa da Silva, Victor Cavallaro Bottesini, Danilo Antonio Duarte. Oral health literacy in mothers of children with microcephaly. Contemp Pediatr Dent 2022:3(1):15-23
