Pengaruh Agen Sosialisasi dan Iklan TV terhadap Sikap dan Perilaku Menyikat Gigi pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar

Abstract

ABSTRAK Background: Basic Health Research Results (Riskesdas) in 2018 showed the dental and oral health problems of the people in Indonesia reached 57.6%, while the dental and mouth problems in the province of South Kalimantan in children aged 5-9 years amounted to 71.17%, the daily brushing behavior amounted to 96.04% but the correct brushing time is only 4.97%. This indicates that there is still a lack of knowledge about how and when to brush the teeth properly and correctly so it needs an innovation in providing information in this is necessary. The counseling by using the songs is expected to change a person's behavior in ways and when they're brushing their teeth properly. Objective: To analyze the effectiveness of the counseling using the "Healthy Teeth" song in students at the East Java 1 East Elementary School, Alalak District, Barito Kuala Regency. Method: Using an experimental and using the non equivalent control group design by dividing the respondents into two groups. The research was conducted at Barangas Blanket 1 Elementary School in Alalak Sub-district, Barito Kuala District, using the technique of probability sampling with positive sampling of 38 respondents. Results: The Whitney Mann test was found to have a significant significance of 0.018 <0.05, meaning that the effectiveness of using the "Healthy Teeth" song indeed decrease the index. Conclusion: Counseling using "Healthy Teeth" songs has effective effect in reducing plaque.