Multiprofessional Residency Program in Public Health of the Health Secretary of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Graduate Program in Health and Socioenvironmental Development, Universidade de Pernambuco, Garanhuns, Brazil.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2022 Nov;20(4):664-670. doi: 10.1111/idh.12618. Epub 2022 Sep 11.
To verify whether access to information about oral hygiene influenced the practices of caregivers of children with microcephaly caused by Zika virus (ZIKV).
A case series study was developed at the Mens Sana Rehabilitation Center, in the municipality of Arcoverde, Pernambuco, Brazil. The study universe included the mothers of 32 children with microcephaly caused by Zika virus. Data collection took place in June 2018 and was carried out through a structured questionnaire. The variables studied comprised socioeconomic issues, habits, diet, and knowledge about oral hygiene. Fisher's Exact and Pearson's Chi-square tests were used with a significance level of 5%.
Out of 32 individuals eligible to participate in the study, only 27 were selected. Most mothers reported receiving information about oral hygiene from their infants (63.0%). Fisher's Exact and Pearson's Chi-square tests showed that access to oral hygiene information was associated with mother's education, family income, regular visits to the dentist, frequency of tooth brushing, age at which the infant started brushing, and brushing time (p < 0.05).
Access to information about oral hygiene positively influenced the oral health care of mothers with their children with microcephaly caused by ZIKV.
验证获取有关口腔卫生信息是否会影响寨卡病毒（ZIKV）所致小头畸形患儿照顾者的行为。
在巴西伯南布哥州阿罗韦尔代市的Mens Sana 康复中心开展了一项病例系列研究。研究对象为 32 名由寨卡病毒引起的小头畸形患儿的母亲。数据收集于 2018 年 6 月进行，通过结构化问卷进行。所研究的变量包括社会经济问题、习惯、饮食和口腔卫生知识。使用 Fisher 确切检验和 Pearson χ2 检验，显著性水平为 5%。
在 32 名符合研究条件的个体中，仅选择了 27 名。大多数母亲表示从婴儿那里获得了口腔卫生信息（63.0%）。Fisher 确切检验和 Pearson χ2 检验表明，获取口腔卫生信息与母亲的教育程度、家庭收入、定期看牙医、刷牙频率、婴儿开始刷牙的年龄以及刷牙时间有关（p<0.05）。
获取口腔卫生信息对 ZIKV 所致小头畸形患儿的母亲的口腔保健行为产生了积极影响。
