EFFECTIVENESS OF DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH COUNSELING USING TRADITIONAL FOLKLORE VIDEO MEDIA ON ATTITUDE IN 8-9 YEARS OLD CHILDREN

Abstract

Oral health problems among elementary school children are still very high. One of the contributing factors is behavioral in maintaining oral hygiene. Behavior begins to form from knowledge which will then stimulate changes in attitudes and practice. Efforts to change children's attitudes can be achieved through counselling. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of dental and oral health counselling traditional folklore video media on attitudes in children aged 8-9 years.

This type of research is quasi-experimental with a two group pre-test and post-test design. Sampling using multistage cluster random sampling with a total sample of 112 children aged 8-9 years in elementary schools, the sample was divided into 2 groups, 56 children using traditional folklore video as the intervention group and 56 children using conventional video as the control group. Attitude variables were measured using a questionnaire. Data analysis using the Independent T-Test and the Mann-Whitney U Test.

The results of the difference analysis with the Mann-Whitney U Test at pre-post 2 showed a significant change in attitude in both intervention groups. The median attitude score of the traditional folklore video group showed a greater change compared to the conventional video group by 7,5 (5-14,0) (p 0,007). The conclusion of this study is that oral health counseling using traditional folklore video is more effective in changing attitudes towards maintaining dental and oral health in children aged 8-9 years compared to conventional video media.