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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0874-0283</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Enfermagem Referência]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Enf. Ref.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0874-0283</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra - Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0874-02832025000100203</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.12707/rvi24.82.36995</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Literacia em Saúde Oral de Encarregados de Educação de Crianças nos Primeiros Anos do Ensino Básico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Oral Health Literacy of Parents of Primary School Children]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Alfabetización en Salud Bucodental entre los Tutores de Niños de Escuela Primaria]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Maria Ferreira]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fonseca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dulce Helena Machado]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inês Catarina Oliveira]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica Isabel Farinha Lopes]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gomes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Herminio Gonçalves]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Menino]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eva Patrícia da Silva Guilherme]]></given-names>
</name>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria Centro Hospitalar de Leiria ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Pinhal Litoral Unidade de Saúde Pública Pinhal Litoral]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Pinhal Litoral Unidade de Cuidados na Comunidade Dr. Arnaldo Sampaio]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Dr. Gorjão Henriques Unidade de Saúde Familiar Leiria Nascente]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde: Enfermagem ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde de Leiria ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Politécnico de Leiria CitechCare ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>serVI</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0874-02832025000100203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0874-02832025000100203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0874-02832025000100203&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Enquadramento:  A saúde oral representa um problema de saúde pública mundial. Em Portugal 6,4% das crianças têm necessidades insatisfeitas nesta área.  Objetivos:  Caraterizar a literacia em saúde oral de encarregados de educação (EE) de crianças que frequentam o 1º e 2.º anos do ensino básico e avaliar a sua perceção acerca do seu nível de literacia em saúde oral.  Metodologia:  Estudo observacional, transversal, descritivo com uma amostra não probabilística de 84 EE, através de questionário online realizado pela equipa de investigação e validado por peritos.  Resultados:  A maioria dos participantes eram mães (89,3%), consideravam ter nível suficiente de literacia em saúde oral (91,7%) e menos de metade (46,4%) tinha formação ou informação na mesma (47,6%). A totalidade das crianças escovava os dentes. A maioria nunca apresentou problemas de saúde oral (72,6%) e foi a consulta (81%). Porém o estudo reflete algumas lacunas ao nível da higienização da cavidade oral e da escova de dentes.  Conclusão:  Os EE percecionam ter literacia em saúde oral, contudo apresentam lacunas em algumas áreas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Background:  Oral health is a global public health problem. In Portugal, 6.4 % of children do not have their needs met in this area.  Objectives:  To characterize the oral health literacy of legal parents of children in 1st and 2nd grade and assess their perception of their oral health literacy level.  Methodology:  An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with a non-probability sample of 84 legal parents. Data were collected using an online questionnaire administered by the research team and validated by experts.  Results:  Most of the participants were mothers (89.3%), considered themselves to have a sufficient level of oral health literacy (91.7%), and less than half (46.4%) had received oral health education or information (47.6%). All the children brushed their teeth. The majority had never had an oral health problem (72.6%) and had sought medical care (81%). However, the study revealed some shortcomings in terms of oral hygiene and tooth brushing.  Conclusion:  While parents perceive themselves as having oral health literacy, gaps remain in some areas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Marco contextual:  La salud bucodental es un problema de salud pública mundial. En Portugal, el 6,4% de los niños tienen necesidades no satisfechas en este ámbito.  Objetivos:  Caracterizar la alfabetización en salud bucodental de los padres de niños que cursan 1.º y 2.º de primaria y evaluar su percepción del nivel de alfabetización en salud bucodental.  Metodología:  Estudio observacional, transversal y descriptivo con una muestra no probabilística de 84 EE, mediante un cuestionario en línea realizado por el equipo de investigación y validado por expertos.  Resultados:  La mayoría de las participantes eran madres (89,3%), consideraban tener un nivel suficiente de conocimientos sobre salud bucodental (91,7%) y menos de la mitad (46,4%) tenían formación o información sobre salud bucodental (47,6%). Todos los niños se cepillaban los dientes. La mayoría nunca había tenido un problema de salud bucodental (72,6%) y había acudido a una consulta (81%). Sin embargo, el estudio refleja algunas deficiencias en cuanto a la higiene de la cavidad bucal y el cepillado de los dientes.  Conclusión:  Los EE perciben que tienen conocimientos sobre salud bucodental, pero presentan lagunas en algunas áreas.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[poder familiar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[saúde pública, enfermagem em saúde comunitária]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[poder familiar]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[salud pública, enfermería de salud comunitaria]]></kwd>
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