Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap Anak tentang Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut dengan Perilaku Menggosok Gigi pada Siswa Kelas 1-3 di SDN Mojosari dan MIN Seduri Kabupaten Mojokerto

Abstract

Dental and oral health disease ranks first in the top 10 list of diseases that are often suffered by the people of Indonesia. The aim of the research is to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes of children about dental and oral health with tooth brushing behavior in grades 1-3 at Mojosari Elementary School and MIN Seduri, Mojokerto Regency. This research is a analitycal observation with cross sectional. It was conducted on 74 students of grades 1-3 of Mojosari Elementary School and 81 students of grades 1-3 of MIN Seduri. This research was carried out through procedures, namely (1) preparing permits and tools and materials, (2) sorting samples according to criteria, (3) collecting data using questionnaires, (4) assessing questionnaire data. The data from this study were analyzed using statistical analysis of the Spearman correlation test. The results of this study indicate that the knowledge and attitudes about dental and oral health and the behavior of brushing children's teeth are good. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding dental and oral health with the behavior of brushing children's teeth in grades 1-3 at Mojosari Elementary School and MIN Seduri, Mojokerto District.