Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu Hamil tentang Gingivitis di Puskesmas Kakaskasen Tomohon

Abstract

Abstract: Pregnant woman are vulnerable to oral diseases. Several studies have claimed that level of knowledge can affect dental oral health. Several dental oral problems can occur in pregnant woman inter alia pregnancy gingivitis. Gingivitis during pregnancy is due to increased concentrations of estrogen and progesterone. This condition is characterized by changes in the interdental papillae which become reddish, swollen, easily bleed accompanied by pain. Additionally, the gingiva becomes particularly sensitive to toxins and irritants such as plaque and calculus resulted in inflammation of the gingiva. This study was aimed to obtain the level of knowledge about gingivitis among pregnant women. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. Data were obtained by using questionnairres. There were 60 respondents in this study obtained by using total sampling technique. Data were presented in frequency distribution tables. The results showed that there where 28 pregnant women (46.7%) with good level of knowledge and 32 woman pregnant (53,3%) with poor knowledge. Conclusion: Pregnant women in Puskesmas Kakaskasen had poor level of knowledge about gingivitis.

Keywords: pregnant woman, knowledge, gingivitis

Abstrak: Wanita hamil merupakan salah satu kelompok yang rentan akan penyakit gigi dan mulut. Beberapa penelitian menyatakan bahwa tingkat pengetahuan dapat memengaruhi kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Efek kehamilan pada kesehatan gigi dan mulut antara lain gingivitis kehamilan yang disebabkan oleh peningkatan konsentrasi hormon estrogen dan progesteron. Keadaan ini ditandai dengan papila interdental yang memerah, bengkak, mudah berdarah, disertai rasa nyeri dengan gingiva yang sensitif khususnya terhadap toksin maupun iritan seperti plak dan kalkulus yang berakibat lanjut terjadinya inflamasi gingiva. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran pengetahuan ibu hamil tentang gingivitis. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan disajikan dalam bentuk tabel distribusi frekuensi. Terdapat 60 responden yang diperoleh menggunakan total sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 28 ibu hamil (46,7%) berpengetahuan baik dan 32 ibu hamil (53,3%) berpengetahuan kurang. Simpulan: Tingkat pengetahuan ibu hamil terhadap gingivitis di Puskesmas Kakaskasen masih kurang.

Kata kunci: ibu hamil. pengetahuan, gingivitis