Biosafety education intervention for dental workers, youth island, 2019-2022

Abstract

Biosafety is a doctrine of behaviours aimed at achieving attitudes and behaviours that reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms in public health services, which has become a health problem, in addition to the lack of interest in the subject. An explanatory study was carried out with a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and a control group with the aim of developing an educational intervention on Biosafety in Stomatology workers belonging to the Teaching Polyclinics ‘Orestes Falls Oñate’ of Santa Fe and ‘Leonilda Tamayo Matos’ of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, in the period from November 2019 to January 2022. The study universe was made up of all the Stomatology workers of these entities and the sample was made up of those who were active in this service, the sample being intentional. The following variables were taken into account: experimental groups, factors influencing non-compliance with biosafety standards, level of knowledge about biosafety, compliance with biosafety standards and educational software. It was found that the highest percentage was represented by the Stomatologists. At the beginning, the evaluation of fair was predominant, and after the intervention, notable improvements were found in the level of knowledge of the workers as well as in compliance with biosafety standards. The use of clothing was the parameter that was most evident in non-compliance with biosafety standards. A teaching tool was designed, not yet existing in Cuba, which provided information related to biosafety, and had a great impact on the development of educational activities for workers in stomatology departments, given that it is a novel and enjoyable way of transmitting information, allowing for an increase in the level of knowledge and the transformation of modes of action.