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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0121-246X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Fac Odontol Univ Antioq]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0121-246X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Antioquia ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0121-246X2024000100031</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17533/udea.rfo.v36n1a3</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Access to information on oral hygiene and fluoride concentration in toothpaste for Peruvian children, 2018-2022]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Acceso a información sobre higiene bucal y concentración de flúor en pastas dentales para niños peruanos, 2018-2022]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Curo-Valdivia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yuri Freddy]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Juárez-Merino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel Alonso]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Trujillo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Trujillo  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>31</fpage>
<lpage>41</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0121-246X2024000100031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0121-246X2024000100031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0121-246X2024000100031&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  this study aimed to analyze the relationship between access to information from parents and/or caregivers about oral hygiene and the fluoride concentration in toothpaste chosen for Peruvian children under 12 years old.  Methods:  this cross-sectional study used data from the "Demographic and Family Health Survey" in Peru to analyze 63,849 children under 12 years old from 2018 to 2022. Chi-square test and Poisson regression with robust variance were applied to assess the relationship between the main variables considering associated factors such as the information provider, year, age, region, and area of residence.  Results:  it was found that 57% of children with access to information used toothpaste with an adequate concentration of fluoride, while the public sector health services (36%), private sector health services (7.9%), and media (6.5%) were the most influential sources of information in the choice of toothpaste with adequate concentration. A statistically significant relationship was also found between the variables access to parental information and /or caregivers on oral hygiene and Fluoride concentration used in toothpaste for children (p &lt; 0.001).  Conclusion:  there is a positive influence of parents&#8217; and/or caregivers&#8217; access to information about oral care on the use of toothpaste with adequate fluoride for their children under 12 years of age in Peru. Furthermore, information providers such as the private sector health services, public sector, and media have a significant impact on its use.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción:  este estudio buscó analizar la relación entre el acceso a la información de los padres y/o cuidadores sobre higiene bucal y la concentración de flúor en pastas dentales elegida para niños peruanos menores de 12 años.  Metodología:  estudio transversal con datos de la &#8220;Encuesta Demográfica y de Salud Familiar&#8221; en Perú, analizando 63.849 niños menores de 12 años durante el periodo 2018-2022. Se aplicó la prueba chi cuadrado y regresión de Poisson con varianza robusta para evaluar la relación de las variables principales considerando factores asociados como el proveedor de información, el año, la edad, la región y el área de residencia.  Resultados: el 57% de los niños cuyos padres con acceso a la información utilizaron pastas dentales con concentración adecuada de flúor, los servicios de salud del sector público (36%), los servicios de salud del sector privado (7,9%) y los medios de comunicación (6,5%) fueron los proveedores de información más influyentes en la elección de pastas dentales con una concentración adecuada, así como también se encontró una relación estadísticamente significativa entre las variables acceso a la información de padres y/o cuidadores sobre higiene bucal y concentración de flúor en pastas dentales para niños (p &lt; 0,001).  Conclusión:  existe una influencia positiva del acceso a información de padres y/o cuidadores sobre higiene bucal en la elección de pastas dentales con flúor adecuado para sus niños menores de 12 años en el Perú. Además, los proveedores de información como los servicios de salud del sector privado, sector público y los medios de comunicación, ejercen un impacto significativo en su uso.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[acceso a la información]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fluoruros]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[higiene bucal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pastas de dientes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[niño]]></kwd>
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