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 June 2021 • Volume 37 • Number 83

ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG PEOPLE IN MONITORING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MAKASSAR

Ayub Irmadani Anwar1,
Aldy Anzhari Ayu2,
Meilisa Yusriyanti Yusu2,
Andi Zulkifli Abdullah3,
Muhammad Ruslin4

 


 

1 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DENTAL HEALTH, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY, MAKASSAR, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2 DENTIST GRADUATED FROM HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY, MAKASSAR, INDONESIA
3 DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, FACULTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY, MAKASSAR, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA
4 DEPARTMENT OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY, MAKASSAR, SOUTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA
 
   
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Introduction: Oral health maintenance is essential in the immune system against corona virus disease (COVID)-19 infection due to the presence of IgA in saliva. Oral health is affected by knowledge, attitudes, and practices. This study aimed to investigate the oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices among PiM (People in monitoring) during the covid-19 pandemic in Makassar.
Materials and methods: The population of this study was Makassar citizens who have been identified as people in monitoring (PiM). Online questionnaire was sent via Google form to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice.
Results: In the category level of oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices among 72 PiM in Makassar, 25%, 50%, and 25% respondents were categorized as having poor, moderate and good knowledge, respectively. In the category of oral health attitude variable, 40.3%, 34.7% and 25% respondents were categorized as poor, moderate and good, respectively. In the category of oral health practices, there were 26.4%, 38.9% and 34.7% of respondents with low, moderate and good oral health practices, respectively.
Conclusion: Most PiM in had low oral health knowledge, low oral health attitude and medium oral health practices.

 Key words: COVID-19, oral health, people in monitoring, level of knowledge, attitudes


 
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Address of correspondence:
Ayub Irmadani Anwar, DDM
Public Dental Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry,
Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar 90245,
South Sulawesi, Indonesia
email: ayubanwar.dds@gmail.com
Phone number:+62 811-443-667
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