<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2215-3411</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos International Journal of Dental Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3411</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2215-34112024000100100</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/ijds.2022.52197</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to oral health in First-Year university students of the Paraíso campus of the University of Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas relacionadas con la salud bucal en estudiantes universitarios de primer año del Recinto de Paraíso de la Universidad de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barahona-Cubillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Bautista]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rojas-Brenes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cinthya]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barboza-Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Facultad de Odontología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>26</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>100</fpage>
<lpage>115</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-34112024000100100&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-34112024000100100&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-34112024000100100&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract People&#8217;s knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to health are built throughout life, particularly during childhood and adolescence, and they reflect the practices of their family and social circle. The aim of this study was to identify the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to oral health of first-year university students at the Paraíso Campus of the University of Costa Rica. This was done through a questionnaire of closed questions that would allow oral health educational strategies to be established in the future for this population group. For this purpose, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, where 70 first-year students of the Paraíso Campus participated in the first semester of the year 2019. For data collection, a survey of 22 closed questions on knowledge, attitudes, and practices about oral health was applied, and a score on oral health knowledge was subsequently performed, based on the answers to the questions. According to the results, the level of knowledge shown about oral health is low, since the average knowledge score (7.02 points) was less than half of the maximum score (17 points). The greatest deficiency in knowledge was evidenced in topics, such as, dental biofilm, gingivitis, use of fluorides, and the role of saliva. In addition, several practices that affect the condition of the oral cavity were identified, such as harmful habits, inadequate nutrition, and poor oral hygiene habits. In this study, a general lack of knowledge was identified regarding basic concepts of oral health in young university students, who are not clear about the role of some protective or risk factors related to the main oral diseases.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas relacionados a la salud en las personas se construyen a través de la vida, particularmente durante la infancia y la adolescencia y reflejan las prácticas de su círculo familiar y social. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar los niveles de conocimiento, las actitudes y las prácticas relacionadas a la salud bucodental en estudiantes universitarios de primer ingreso en el Recinto de Paraíso de la Universidad de Costa Rica, mediante un cuestionario de preguntas cerradas que permitirá a futuro establecer estrategias educativas en salud bucal para este grupo de población. Se trató de un estudio descriptivo transversal de tipo observacional en 70 estudiantes de primer ingreso del Recinto de Paraíso en el I semestre del año 2019. Para la recolección de datos se aplicó una encuesta de 22 preguntas cerradas sobre los conocimientos, las actitudes y las prácticas sobre la salud oral. A partir de las preguntas sobre conocimiento en salud bucal se creó un puntaje de conocimiento. Se pudo evidenciar que el nivel de conocimiento sobre la salud bucal es bajo, ya que el promedio del puntaje de conocimiento (7,02 puntos) es menos de la mitad del puntaje máximo (17 puntos). La mayor deficiencia en el conocimiento se evidenció en temas como el biofilm dental, gingivitis, uso de fluoruros y el rol de la saliva. Además, se identificaron varias prácticas que afectan la condición de la cavidad bucal, como los hábitos nocivos, una alimentación inadecuada y hábitos de higiene oral deficiente. En este estudio se identificó en general una falta de conocimiento respecto a conceptos básicos de salud bucal en personas jóvenes universitarias, quienes no tienen claro la función de algunos factores protectores o de riesgo relacionados con las principales enfermedades bucales.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Oral health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Attitudes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Practices]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[University students]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Salud oral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Actitudes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Prácticas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estudiantes universitarios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Costa Rica]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aranguren Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O.C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Calidad de vida y salud bucal en niños de 11-14 años de la Comunidad de niños Sagrada Familia, 2021]]></source>
<year>2022</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Lima, Perú ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad César Vallejo]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez Ríos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.H.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Determinación de los Índices CPO-D e IHOS en estudiantes de la Universidad Veracruzana, México]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev Chil Salud Pública]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>16</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>26-31</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Glick]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Williams]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kleinman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vujicic]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Watt]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Weyant]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>151</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>229-31</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>World Health Organizations</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Oral health surveys: basic methods]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<edition>5th ed</edition>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[France ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>GBD 2017 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 Diseases and Injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Lancet]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>392</volume>
<numero>10159</numero>
<issue>10159</issue>
<page-range>1789-858</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gellert]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tille]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[What do we know so far? The role of health knowledge within theories of health literacy]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Eur Heal Psychol]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>266-74</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dodson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Good]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Osborne]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Health Literacy Toolkit for Low- and Middle-Income Countries A series of information sheets to empower communities and strengthen health systems.]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. New Delhi: World Health Organization]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>18</volume>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sørensen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Van Den Broucke]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fullam]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Doyle]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pelikan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Slonska]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Z.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[BMC Public Health]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>80</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinoza-Aguirre]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fantin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barboza- Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salinas-Miranda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Conocimientos sobre tabaco y sus riesgos a la salud en Costa Rica: un análisis estructural]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta Med Costarric]]></source>
<year>2021</year>
<volume>63</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>36-42</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanabria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cueto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Urquhart]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Nivel de conocimiento sobre prevención de caries dental en universitarios]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[CES Odontol]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>14-21</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campos Arias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Promoción de la salud bucal en el adolescente Estudio comparativo inter-colegial, Alajuela 2009]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[ODOVTOS-International J Dent Sci]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>12</volume>
<page-range>15-21</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villanueva-Cabezas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Winkel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K.D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campbell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wiethoelter]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pfeiffer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[One Health education should be early, inclusive, and holistic]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Lancet Planet Heal]]></source>
<year>2022</year>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>e188-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.M.S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Massoni]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.C. de L.T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Forte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.D.S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sampaio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Conhecimento de alunos concluintes de Pedagogia sobre saúde bucal]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Interface-Comun Saúde, Educ]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>17</numero>
<issue>17</issue>
<page-range>381-8</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reddy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bennadi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gaduputi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nandita]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Siluvai]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Venkata]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Oral health related knowledge, attitude, and practice among the pre-university students of Mysore city]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Int Soc Prev Community Dent]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>154</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Macek]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Manski]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Schneiderman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meakin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Haynes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wells]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Knowledge of Oral Health Issues Among Low-Income Baltimore Adults: A Pilot Study]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Dent Hyg]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>85</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>49-56</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tascón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera gustavo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Creencias sobre caries e higiene oral en adolescentes del Valle del Cauca]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Colomb Med]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ostberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.-L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jarkman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lindblad]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[U.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Halling]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Adolescents&#8217; perceptions of oral health and influencing factors: a qualitative study]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta Odontol Scand]]></source>
<year>2002</year>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>167-73</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stenberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Håkansson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Åkerman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Attitudes to dental health and care among 20 to 25-year-old Swedes: Results from a questionnaire]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta Odontol Scand]]></source>
<year>2000</year>
<volume>58</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>102-6</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
