Perilaku Pemeliharaan dan Status Kebersihan Gigi dan Mulut Masyarakat di Kelurahan Paniki Kabupaten Sitaro

Abstract

Abstract: Oral health plays an important role in the body health status. This study was aimed to determine the behavior about dental and oral health care among the people at Paniki, Sitaro. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design. Population consisted of people living at Paniki, Sitaro aged 18-60 years. There were 92 respondents obtained by using purposive sampling method. Data were collected by using questionnaire and examination of simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S). The results showed that 60.8% of respondents had good behavior of dental and oral health care, and 75% of respondents had OHI-S evaluation as poor category. Conclusion: In general, people of Paniki, Sitaro had good behavior about dental and oral health care but their dental and oral hygiene was in poor category.

Keywords: behavior of dental and oral hygiene maintenance

Abstrak: Kesehatan gigi dan mulut berperan penting bagi kesehatan tubuh umumnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku pemeliharaan dan status kebersihan gigi dan mulut masyarakat di Kelurahan Paniki Kabupaten Sitaro. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang, dilakukan terhadap masyarakat usia 18-60 tahun di Kelurahan Paniki Kabupaten Sitaro. Jumlah responden 92 orang diperoleh dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data didapat melalui pengisian kuisioner dan pemeriksaan Oral Hygiene Index Simplified (OHI-S). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut masyarakat di Kelurahan Paniki Kabupaten Sitaro sebanyak 60,8% tergolong baik. Penilaian OHI-S dari masyarakat Paniki sebanyak 75% tergolong buruk. Simpulan: Pengetahuan, sikap, dan tindakan masyarakat di Kelurahan Paniki Kabupaten Sitaro tergolong baik tetapi status kebersihan gigi dan mulut tergolong buruk.

Kata kunci: Perilaku pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi dan mulut