Los cuidados esenciales a los neonatos son primordiales; porque disminuyen las incidencias de complicaciones, ayuda al buen desarrollo y previene la muerte perinatal; los padres son los principales cuidadores quienes realizan una serie de intervenciones para brindar dichos cuidados. Por consecuencia el presente trabajo, tuvo por objetivo, determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre cuidados esenciales del neonato a término que tienen las madres, atendidas en los consultorios de enfermería de los establecimientos de salud de la Microred de Lambayeque. Fue un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 82 madres que cumplieron los siguientes criterios de inclusión: mayores de edad, que se encuentren inscritas en el padrón nominal de la Microred, que tengan de un hijo a más; fueron elegidas a través del muestreo por conveniencia. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó un cuestionario validado con el coeficiente de V de Aiken (0.951) y con confiabilidad KR20 (0.80). Los resultados demuestran que 67.07 % de madres tuvieron nivel de conocimientos global regular; el conocimiento regular se mostró en 78.05% en lactancia materna, 63.41% en cuidados de la salud, 48.75% en confort y 46.56% en seguridad y protección. además, 51.22% tuvo conocimiento bueno en afectividad y malo en 50% en la dimensión descanso. Se concluye que existe brechas de información que necesitan intervenciones urgentes. El personal de salud debe realizar educación e información en la etapa prenatal y postnatal para mejorar la comprensión de la madre acerca de la importancia del cuidado neonatal en el hogar. / Essential care for newborns is essential; because they reduce the incidence of complications, help proper development and prevent perinatal death; Parents are the main caregivers who carry out a series of interventions to provide said care. Consequently, the objective of this work was to determine the level of knowledge about essential care of the full-term newborn that the mothers have, cared for in the nursing offices of the health establishments of the Lambayeque Micronetwork. It was a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample was made up of 82 mothers who met the following inclusion criteria: of legal age, who are registered in the Microred nominal registry, who have one or more children; They were chosen through convenience sampling. For data collection, a validated questionnaire was used with Aiken's V coefficient (0.951) and KR20 reliability (0.80). The results show that 67.07% of mothers had a regular global level of knowledge; Regular knowledge was shown in 78.05% in breastfeeding, 63.41% in health care, 48.75% in comfort and 46.56% in safety and protection. Furthermore, 51.22% had good knowledge in affectivity and 50% had bad knowledge in the rest dimension. It is concluded that there are information gaps that require urgent interventions. Health personnel should conduct education and information in the prenatal and postnatal stages to improve the mother's understanding of the importance of neonatal care at home.

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates the relationships between maternal psycho-social factors and brushing practices in low-income children aged 1-5 years old. METHODS: Data from The Oral Health Advocates in Public Housing (OHAPH) study was used. Analyses were limited to 1–5 year old children and their mothers (n =941). Mothers were surveyed regarding their knowledge about child’s oral health, self-efficacy and self-motivation related to brushing their children’s teeth twice a day. The main outcome measure was children’s brushing frequency reported by their mothers. Analyses were conducted in SAS 9.4 to account for the complex sampling design. RESULTS: Maternal knowledge about child’s oral health was significantly associated with maternal self-efficacy (OR=1.95; 95% CI=1.44-2.64), significant association was also found with maternal self-motivation (OR=3.24; 95% CI=1.42-7.36). Self-efficacy and self-motivation were highly associated (p-value <0.0001), mothers who reported having high level of self-efficacy were highly motivated as well (77.8%). Most of the children in this sample had their teeth brushed twice or more a day (65.3%). Maternal self-efficacy was a strong and significant predictor of child’s brushing frequency (OR=10.51; 95% CI= 6.98-15.81). Maternal self-motivation has also showed a statistically significant association with child’s brushing frequency (OR=7.41; 95% CI=2.63-20.85). However, higher level of maternal knowledge about child’s oral health was not significantly associated with having the child’s teeth brushed twice or more a day (OR= 1.33, 95% CI= 0.96-1.84). Older children and those who had visited the dentist within the past year showed higher odds of having their teeth brushed twice a day in comparison with younger children and those who didn’t visit the dentist. Being a Hispanic child lowers the odds of brushing frequency. Mediation analysis showed that maternal self-efficacy and self-motivation are both mediators in the pathway between maternal knowledge about child’s oral health and child’s brushing frequency, full mediation was observed. CONCLUSION: Maternal self-efficacy and self-motivation are associated with children’s brushing practices. Since these factors are modifiable, designing tailored interventions targeting mothers with the aim of improving child’s brushing frequency could be the key to increase the oral health potential for young children from low-income families early in life. / 2018-09-28T00:00:00Z