Efektifitas Penggunaan Buku “Diari Gigi Sehat” terhadap Perilaku Orang Tua dalam Menjaga Kebersihan Gigi dan Mulut Anak Di Pontianak

Abstract

Mother is an important factor in maintaining the cleanliness of the child's teeth and mouth. For this reason, mothers need media to increase their knowledge. This study aims to determine changes in the behavior of mothers in maintaining the health of their children's teeth and mouth by using the book "Healthy Dental Diary". This research is a Quasi-Experimental without a Control group with One Group Pre and Posttest Design. The sample in this study were mothers, totaling 30 people. Data were obtained from behavioral questionnaires about dental hygiene before and after being given the book "Healthy Dental Diary". The paired sample t-test statistic test results obtained that the average behavior before was 10.24. After being given the book "Healthy Dental Diary," it became 12.90 with a p-value of 0.000 (p <0.05). The analysis results showed that there were significant changes in behavior regarding dental hygiene before and after being given health education using the book "Healthy Dental Diary". It was concluded that the behavior of mothers in maintaining the cleanliness of their children's teeth and mouth by using the book "Healthy Dental Diary" showed a change in behavior that was better than before. The book "Healthy Dental Diary" is recommended to be used as a media for counseling in changing oral hygiene behavior in the community.

The The Influence Of Early Children's Dental Health Monitoring Books On Parents' Knowledge In Az-Zahra Islamic Kindergarten, Jambi City

“…11) Technology and Media: The use of technology and media such as video, animation, and interactives in guidebooks can also influence the way a person understands and responds to learning material. This is in accordance with research results which state that changes in knowledge and behavior are caused by many factors, such as the habit of opening a diary and repeating the actions when opening the book, thus making the book a motivation to become better at maintaining children's oral and dental hygiene (7).…”

“…The difference with the results of this study is that what increased was the dental health knowledge of early childhood children who were given the same book. Other research also stated that there was an increase in behavior in maintaining oral hygiene after using the book "Healthy Teeth Diary" with the average initial behavior of respondents regarding maintaining oral hygiene being 10.40 and after counseling it increased to 12.90 (7).…”