Relationship of Family Support and Tooth Brushing Technique among Pre-schoolers in Banda Aceh

Imelda, Imelda, Sri Nurhadisah, Sri Nurhadisah, Sri Rahayuningsih, Sri Rahayuningsih, Nova Fajri, Nova Fajri

2018

Abstract

Oral and dental health are essential parts of health which could not be separated from one another as they affect the overall health. Because of their importance, maintaining oral and dental health as early as possible might improve dental health in a long-term. A survey conducted on a socialization of tooth brushing program organized by a collaboration of Municipal Health Office and Municipal Office of Education and Culture, which involved 1000 elementary school students, shows that only 7% of children had a good level of knowledge on tooth brushing. Therefore, those children are more susceptible to dental health problems. This research aimed to identify the relationship of informational, instrumental, emotional support and family assessment with tooth brushing techniques among preschoolers (3-6 years). This study employed a correlative analytical design with a cross-sectional approach. 70 respondents of preschoolers attending a kindergarten in Banda Aceh were selected as sample by using a lottery technique. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed by Chi-Square test. The findings show significant relationships of informational support (0.000), instrumental support (0.000), emotional support (0.000), and assessment support (0.000) with tooth brushing techniques among preschoolers. It is expected that health workers in the health centers, especially doctors and dental nurses, continuously implement the school dental program and provide dental health counseling for families about the proper tooth brushing techniques.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Imelda., Nurhadisah S., Rahayuningsih S. and Fajri N. (2018). Relationship of Family Support and Tooth Brushing Technique among Pre-schoolers in Banda Aceh. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 95-103. DOI: 10.5220/0008395100002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Imelda and Sri Nurhadisah and Sri Rahayuningsih and Nova Fajri},
title={Relationship of Family Support and Tooth Brushing Technique among Pre-schoolers in Banda Aceh},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={95-103},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008395100002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Relationship of Family Support and Tooth Brushing Technique among Pre-schoolers in Banda Aceh
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Imelda.
AU - Nurhadisah S.
AU - Rahayuningsih S.
AU - Fajri N.
PY - 2018
SP - 95
EP - 103
DO - 10.5220/0008395100002442