PERBEDAAN PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN GIGI ANTARA METODE DISKUSI DENGAN METODE SIMULASI TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN, SIKAP, PERILAKU IBU DALAM PEMELIHARAAN KEBERSIHAN GIGI ANAK DAN STATUS KEBERSIHAN GIGI DAN MULUT IBU TAHUN 2010

Abstract

Background: A coverage of health education based on management is health education in the family/household. The study aimed to find out the difference in dental health education between discussion and simulation method to knowledge, attitude, and behavior of mothers in the management of dental hygiene of children and dental and oral hygiene status of mothers. Method: The study was a quasi experiment that used pre test and post test group study design. Subject of the study consisted of 60 people divided into 2 groups, comprising 30 mothers of students of Pertiwi Kindergarten that were given dental health education using discussion method and 30 mothers of students of Aminah Kindergarten that were given dental health education using simulation method. Data were obtained from questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitude and behavior and from examination of dental hygiene using PHP-M method. Data analayis used paired t-test, independent t-test and delta analysis. Result: Based on pre test the result showed equality in knowledge, attitude, behavior and status of dental and oral health (p>0.05). There was difference in average score of knowledge, attitude, behavior and status of dental and oral health between Group I and Group II from pre-test to post-test I