Android-Based Dental and Oral Health Education (E-Kgm) Model as an Effort to Improve the Behavior of Brushing Teeth in Pregnant Women


Authors : Mita Tiana; Bedjo Santoso; Tri Wiyatini; Melyana Nurul Widyawati; Masrifan Djamil

Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 8 - August

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ground. Pregnancy is a physiological process that causes changes in the female physiologically such as weight gain and swelling of the gums caused by an increase in the hormones extrogen and progesterone. These changes can improve vascularity and changes in the walls of gingiva blood vessels so that they become more permeable and can improve inflammatory processes and are exacerbated by poor dental and oral hygiene maintenance behavior. Dental and oral diseases that often occur in pregnant women are gingivitis and periodontitis, such diseases can affect pregnancy such as: BBLR, premature and preeclampsia. Stategi overcome this problem through dental health education with media rocks used one of them technology-based media. Purpose of Study. To Produced a model of dental and oral health education (E-KGM) based on android as an effort to change the behavior of brushing teeth in pregnant women. Methods. Research and Development (R&D) which is a mixmethod (qualitative and quantitative). Test model using quasy-experimental Non Randomized Control Group Pretest and Posttest method. Respondents numbered 29 people per group. Result. The feasibility test of E-KGM model application obtained an average value of 91.3 (very feasible). in both groups after effective treatment improved knowledge, attitude and skills of brushing teeth in pregnant women (p < 0.05). The average difference (∆) of the intervention group (knowledge 2.69) (attitude 4.96) (skills 1.93) of the control group (knowledge 1.24) (attitude 4.89) (skill 0.90) can be concluded that the average value of the difference in the intervention group is greater than in the control group. Conclusion. Android-based E-KGM application is effective in im p proving the behavior of brushing teeth in pre r gnant women. The use of education using E-KKGM is more effective than video.

Keywords : Pregnant Women, Dental and Oral Health Education Model (E-KGM), Knowledge, Attitude, and Skills

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