Martínez-Mejía VJ, Quiroga GMÁ, Martínez GGI, Aguiar FEG

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The social determinants according to WHO are the circumstances in which we live and we directly affect the perception of diseases and health status in the population. Identifying allows you to set strategies to improve oral health status and habits in controlling plaque, as it’s the pillar to prevent major diseases of the oral cavity worldwide; periodontal disease and caries, very important during pregnancy. Objective: To identify intermediary and structural social determinants of the pregnant population that comes to control, to the existing relationship with the perception of oral health. Methods: An analytical, descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with the application of a self-administered survey to 110 pregnant women in the civil hospital. It was analyzed with statistical test Xi2 in SPSS. Results: there is a statistical relationship between the perception of oral health with four structural determinants: ethnicity with a p= .000, the pregnant mother´s occupation p= .035, home p= 0.029 and the drain service p= 0.025. In addition to statistically related to an intermediary SD: eating habits (related to acid foods) with p= .004. Conclusions: The perception of oral health can be influenced by social determinants such as cultural, addiction to dental treatment, some eating habits, if they belong to some ethnic group, characteristics of the dwelling and occupation of the pregnant woman, however, although they were identified Beliefs that may influence the dental care of the pregnant woman, but without statistical significance. It is considered prudent to carry out qualitative research on more intermediate factors.