Grupo de Investigación Salud y Bienestar Global, Faculty of Dentistry and Postgraduate School, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima 15001, Peru.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Professional Academic School of Dentistry, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 5;20(2):1020. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20021020.
Aim: In dental practice there is a high risk of contact with fluids that may contain SARS-CoV-2. Salivary secretions in the form of droplets are the main route of infection. The present study aimed to evaluate factors associated with epidemiological, preventive and health care knowledge of dentists from the north of the Peruvian capital about COVID-19. Materials and Methods: This analytical, observational, cross-sectional and prospective study evaluated 142 dental professionals from the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks (DIRIS) in the north of the Peruvian capital during June to August 2022. A validated questionnaire of 20 closed multiple-choice questions was used to measure the level of epidemiological, preventive and health care knowledge about COVID-19. A logit model was used to evaluate the influence of the following variables: age, sex, marital status, children, origin, university of origin, academic degree, work modality, work status and number of training courses. In addition, a predictive model was constructed with the causal variables considering a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: Epidemiological, preventive and health care knowledge about COVID-19 was fair in 17.6%, 34.5% and 57.7%, respectively. Likewise, all the variables analyzed were influential factors. It was observed that being single (OR = 0.05, CI: 0.01−0.26), having studied at a private university (OR = 0.09, CI: 0.023−0.38) and having received four to six trainings on COVID-19 related topics (OR = 0.02, CI: 0.002−0.238) were protective factors against fair knowledge. Conclusions: More than half of the dentists surveyed had fair knowledge about COVID-19. The factors that favored a good level of overall knowledge were: being single, having studied at a private university and having received 4 to 6 training courses on COVID-19-related topics. It is advisable that the competent authorities continue to educate dental professionals with training programs about infection control practices in accordance with the health care work they perform in their specialty. It will also be of utmost importance for the professional to be updated with reliable information accredited by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as the WHO.
在牙科实践中，与可能含有 SARS-CoV-2 的体液接触的风险很高。以飞沫形式存在的唾液是主要的感染途径。本研究旨在评估秘鲁首都北部牙医对 COVID-19 的流行病学、预防和保健知识相关的因素。
本分析性、观察性、横断面和前瞻性研究评估了 2022 年 6 月至 8 月期间来自秘鲁首都北部综合卫生网络（DIRIS）的 142 名牙科专业人员。使用经过验证的 20 个封闭式多项选择题问卷来衡量他们对 COVID-19 的流行病学、预防和保健知识的水平。使用逻辑回归模型评估以下变量的影响：年龄、性别、婚姻状况、子女、原籍、原籍大学、学历、工作方式、工作状况和培训课程数量。此外，考虑到 p<0.05 的显著性水平，使用因果变量构建了一个预测模型。
对 COVID-19 的流行病学、预防和保健知识的了解程度分别为中等（17.6%）、差（34.5%）和良（57.7%）。同样，分析的所有变量都是影响因素。观察到单身（OR=0.05，CI：0.01-0.26）、在私立大学学习（OR=0.09，CI：0.023-0.38）和接受过 4 到 6 次与 COVID-19 相关主题的培训（OR=0.02，CI：0.002-0.238）是对良知识的保护因素。
超过一半的被调查牙医对 COVID-19 的了解程度中等。有利于整体知识水平良好的因素是：单身、在私立大学学习和接受过 4 到 6 次与 COVID-19 相关主题的培训。主管部门应继续通过与他们在专业领域开展的医疗保健工作相关的感染控制实践培训课程，为牙科专业人员提供教育。对于专业人员来说，及时了解由疾病控制和预防中心以及世界卫生组织认可的可靠信息也将是至关重要的。
