ISNAWATI, 02151415304 (2018) ANALISIS PERSEPSI DAN PERILAKU PENGASUH DALAM PENCEGAHAN DAN PEMELIHARAAN KESEHATAN GIGI ANAK PRASEKOLAH USIA 5-6 TAHUN DI KOTA BANJABARU KALIMANTAN SELATAN. Thesis thesis, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi.

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Abstract

prevalence of dental and oral health disease among population in South Kalimantan reached 36.1%. Oral health behavior of pre-school children is the responsibility of the caregiver. Parents are playing role in the specific behavioral building, such as dental health, as early as possible. Health Belief Model (perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, and perceived barrier) constitutes an important model that describes the correlation between perception and behavior of the caregivers of pre-school children aged 5-6 years old. Aim: To analyze the correlation between perception and behavior of the caregivers of 5-6 years old pre-school children in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was involving 200 caregivers of 5-6 years old pre-school children in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, that was chosen by means of cluster random sampling method. Data was acquired from interview and questionnaire. The acquired data was statistically analyzed using Spearman, with significant value of 0.05. Results: There was significant correlation found between perceived benefit (ρ=0,01 r=0,181) perceived barrier (ρ =0,002 r= -0,2,17) and behavior of the caregivers in preventing and maintaining dental and oral health of pre-school children aging 5-6 years old in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, as for perceived susceptibility (ρ=0,967 r=0,003) and perceived severity (ρ=0,585 r=0,039), there were no significant correlation. Conclusion: Perceived benefit of maintaining dental hygiene of the child in care, and perceived self-ability of the caregivers to overcome the barriers are related to the caregivers’ behavior of maintaining the pre-school children’s oral health

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