REQUIREMENTS OF UNIVERSAL SELF-CARE

%

BODY HYGIENE

Hairwashed

124

97.6

Daily bath

117

92.1

Hands washed with soap and water as needed

108

85

Nail clippings and clean (do not remove cuticles)

73

57.4

Does shaving with electric appliance (avoids injury)

29

22.8

ORAL HYGIENE

Brushesteethbeforesleeping

111

87.4

Brushes teeth after the main meals

92

72.4

Goes to the dentist twice per year

44

34.6

Flossonce a day

37

29.1

Does not use toothpick

36

28.3

FLUID INTAKE

Ingest drinking water (boiled, filtered or mineral)

121

95.2

Ingests water/fluids many times daily

108

85

8 to 10 glasses of water a day (2000 to 3000 ml), unless medical restriction

97

76.3

FOOD INTAKE

Salt intake ≤ 2 g/day or abstention in food preparation

117

92.1

Vegetables and fruits consumption daily

101

79.5

Does not consume coffee or reduced consumption

101

79.5

Predominant consumption of white meat

100

78.7

Preferential use of vegetable fat

96

75.5

Consume red meat at most 2 times a week

95

74.8

Balanced consumption of foods containing vitamin k

85

66.9

Makes about 5 to 6 meals a day (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner and supper)

81

63.7

ELIMINATIONS

BOWEL

Without blood, mucus and pus secretion

122

96

Absence of worms

120

94.4

Feces pasty, brownish color and typical odor

118

92.9

Frequency of evacuations of 1 to 2 times a day

107

84.2

URINARY

Absence of blood or pus

123

96.8

Urinary frequency of 4 to 6 times a day

122

96