HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP PERILAKU PERAWATAN KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT PADA MURID SD KELAS IV-VI DI KELURAHAN GUNUNG BAHAGIA KOTA BALIKPAPAN

Abstract

Dental and oral problems, especially dental caries, can be influenced by several crucial factors, e.g., environment, health care, behaviour, knowledge, and heredity. Knowledge and behaviour are imperative and have a part in determining the dental care and dental hygiene of a person. According to the data from Basic Health Research (Riset Kesehatan Dasar – Riskesdas) of 2018, 96.5% of children aged 10-14 had brushed their teeth daily, but only 2.1% knew and could brush their teeth at the right time. Some research reports that there is a correlation between knowledge and dental care behaviour. This research aims to investigate the knowledge level, dental and oral care behaviour, and the correlation between the two. This research is a quantitative research employing cross-sectional method. The sampling method used in this research was proportionate stratified random sampling. The data were gathered using questionnaires given to elementary students grade IV-VI. From 311 samples consisted of elementary students grade IV-VI in Gunung Bahagia Ward, 97.4% (n=303) of the samples had good level of knowledge and 48.9% (n=152) of the samples had moderate category in dental and oral care behaviour. There was no significant correlation between knowledge level and dental and oral care behaviour in elementary students grade IV-VI in Gunung Bahagia Ward Balikpapan City (p=0.796).