RT Journal Article
T1 [Primary Care and oral health promotion: Assessment of an educational intervention in school children].
T2 Atención Primaria y promoción de la salud bucodental: evaluación de una intervención educativa en población infantil.
A1 Calderón Larrañaga, Sara
A1 Expósito Ruiz, Manuela
A1 Cruz Vela, Pilar
A1 Cuadrado Conde, Ana
A1 Alquézar Villarroya, Lucía
A1 Garach Gómez, Ana
A1 Ruiz Hernández, Alberto
A1 Toral López, Isabel
K1 Atención Primaria
K1 Health promotion
K1 Oral health
K1 Primary Health Care
K1 Promoción de la salud
K1 Salud bucal
K1 School health services
K1 Servicios de salud escolar
AB To evaluate the short and medium term effectiveness of a Primary Care-driven oral health promotion intervention. A non-randomised community intervention trial. Three socio-demographically similar primary schools of a deprived neighborhood in Granada, Spain. Eighty-two intervention and 109 control students aged 5 to 6, as well as the teachers and the parent's association of the intervention school (IS) participated in the study. School-based health promotion activities aimed at students, and regular meetings with the teachers and parents of the IS during 2 consecutive years. Students' oral health-related knowledge and behavior, assessed via questionnaires distributed before the intervention, and 6 and 18 months afterwards. Compared to the control groups at 18 months, students belonging to the IS reported enhanced oral health knowledge (OR 3.54; 95% CI 1.46-8.58), and an increased consumption of healthy food at breakfast (OR 2.95; 95% CI 1.26-6.89) and during mid-afternoon snack (OR 3.67; 95% CI 1.49-9.05). A significant decrease was seen in the intake of pastries (OR 4.05; 95% CI 1.68-9.81) and sweetened soft drinks and juices (OR 3.79; 95% CI 1.57-9.12) amongst intervention compared to control students in the medium term (18 months). No significant improvements were observed concerning oral hygiene in the IS. School-based educational interventions, when developed through an intersectoral and participative approach and considering the socio-economic context, appear to be effective in improving students' diet-related knowledge and behaviors.
YR 2018
FD 2018-10-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13075
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13075
LA es
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025