Authors:
Agung Sosiawan
;
Merina Dwi Pangastuti
;
Adi Hapsoro
;
Lydia Martina Santosa
;
R.Darmawan Setijanto
;
Taufan Bramantoro
;
Retno Palupi
;
Titiek Berniyanti
and
Gilang Rasuna Sabdho Wening
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Airlangga University and Surabaya, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Susceptibility perceived, seriousness perceived, benefits perceived, barriers perceived, health belief model
Abstract:
Oral health problems are five of the 10 most common diseases that people have suffered from for several years. To improve the quality of oral health, maintenance should be carried out thoroughly. One of the forms of maintenance which can improve the quality of oral health is prevention behavior. The Health Belief Model is a theoritical concept developed to understand why an individual does not participate in preventive behavior. The purpose of this study was to describe the Coaching Family Welfare perceived susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, and barriers perceived about oral disease under the Health Belief Model aproach in Pacar Keling. This type of research is a descriptive observational study conducted by a cross-section of the Coaching Family Welfare Group in Pacar Keling. The total sample of this study was 100 women. Measurement of the oral disease susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, and barriers perceived by the coaching family welfare group was performed by using a quest
ionnaire that had already been tested regarding its validity and reliability. The oral disease perceived was tabulated with education, income, knowledge, enabling factors, and reinforcing factors. The result of this study was analyzed using the Chi-square test. The results of the chi-square test showed that the Coaching Family Welfare Group felt susceptible to oral disease. The Coaching Family Welfare Group also perceived seriousness if it did not undertake oral disease prevention. The Coaching Family Welfare Group felt that it derived benefits if it undertook oral disease prevention. And the Coaching Family Welfare Group does not have barriers to preventing oral disease. The Coaching Family Welfare Group in Pacar Keling felt susceptible, pereceived seriousness, that it derived benefits, and does not have barriers to preventing oral disease.
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