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 |