| REQUIREMENTS OF UNIVERSAL SELF-CARE | N˚ | % |
| BODY HYGIENE |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| BOWEL |
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| 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 |
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| Absence of blood or pus | 123 | 96.8 |
| Urinary frequency of 4 to 6 times a day | 122 | 96 |