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Research Paper | Dental Science | Indonesia | Volume 5 Issue 12, December 2016

The Relationship of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Oral Healthcare Behaviours of the Oral Hygiene Status of Students (Case Study of Students of Junior High/MTs Pondok Pesantren Putri Ummul

Hendrastuti Handayani | Harun Achmad ^[8] | Nurjannah ^[2]

Abstract: Background Oral health is often overlooked, but oral health is an unseparated integral part of general health. Some of factors that are influence oral health are knowledge, attitudes/behaviour, and maintenance behaviours. Pesantren is a boarding school dormitory where students are supervised by few dorm caregivers. This causes overlooked condition of individual health care. Purpose This research aims to know relations of knowledge, attitudes, and oral healthcare behaviours of oral hygiene status of students of Junior High/MTs Pondok Pesantren Putri Ummul Mukminin students. Method This study is an analytical observational study with cross sectional study design. Sampling technique is done with using cluster random sampling. This research conducted on students of class VIII of Junior High/MTs by giving questionnaires that are relate to knowledge, attitudes, and oral healthcare behaviour then examinating their oral hygiene using Oral Hygiene Index- Simplified (OHI-S) examination. Results There were 97 respondents.96 respondents (98, 96 %) had good knowledge and 1 respondent (1, 03 %) had average knowledge.95 respondents (97, 93 %) had good attitudes in taking care of their oral health and hygiene, while 2 respondents (2, 06 %) had average attitudes.76 respondents (78, 35 %) have done good oral healthcare behaviours, while 21 respondents (21, 65 %) were in average level of oral healthcare behaviours. In OHI-S examination, 55 respondents (56, 70 %) were good- categorized, and 42 respondents (43, 29 %) were average-categorized. Chi-square analysis result between actions and oral hygiene showed p value = 0.0427 (p<0.05). Conclusion There is a significant relation between behaviour and status of oral hygiene. When the behaviour category is average, OHI-S category is also average.

Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, behaviour, oral hygiene

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 12, December 2016,

Pages: 1127 - 1131

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