HUBUNGAN PERILAKU ORAL HYGIENE IBU PADA ANAK DENGAN KEJADIAN KARIES GIGI PADA TODDLER (1-3 TAHUN) DI PUSKESMAS BARENG
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- Background: Dental caries is a disease caused by poor oral hygiene behavior, parent’s oral hygiene behavior caused dental caries on toddler. Dental caries incident on toddler can caused another health issues such as decreased appetite, that issues can lead to nutrition problem for the toddler. This research aiming to know relation between parent’s oral hygiene behavior and dental caries incident on toddler (1st-3rd year) in Puskesmas Bareng. Method: The design of this study used a cross sectional design with accidental sampling technique. The sample of this research is 34 toddlers’ parents who visiting the KIA Public Health Center Bareng room with a number of 34 parents (mothers). The variable measured was parental oral hygiene behavior on children. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The study was conducted on June 25 to July 2, 2019. Data analysis using Fisher test. Results: Chi-square test obtained p value 0,015<0,05 in action items, obtained p value 0,398>0,05 in knowledge items and obtained p value 0,256>0,05 in atituded items, it can be concluded that only the action items that have a relationship with dntal caries. Discussion: Level of education, maturity, and parent’s job are one of element that caused parent have a good oral hygiene behavior to the toddler. Dental caries incident on toddler caused by other element such a bad habit of sweet food consumption. Parents oral hygiene behavior effect on dental caries incident on toddler, the good parents oral hygiene behavior the less dental caries incident on toddler.