Authors :
Ardent Titu Eki; Christina Ngadilah
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7749704
Abstract :
Introduction: It is noted in the literature that
poverty affects health and dental health. The behavior of
consuming betel nut will cause health losses, both general
health and dental health. Poor people who consume betel
nut add to the burden of life, moreover government
assistance and government facilities to support the poor are
not sufficient to live a decent life. The purpose of this study
was to analyze the relationship between culture and the
perception of low-income people about consuming betel nut
with disease and disease and oral health, and to analyze
public perception about consuming betel nut and its
consequences. Method : This observational analytic study
employed a cross sectional design. The sub district South
Amfoang and Takari, Nekamese and Kupang Centre.
Those selected areas had the most population. Criteria
inclusion the subject of this study were the inhabitants aged
17-50 years old and to determine low income, the researcher
selected respondents who received BLT (Direct Cash
Assistance) assistance from the government. The village
government determines the poor who receive BLT under
certain conditions. As much as 363 peoples were randomly
chosen from 146,597 between the ages of 17-50 years. using
Lameshow sample size formula, calculated using estimated
proportion population formula. The acquired data were
analyzed by means of path analysis by PLS 3.2.7 to find a
correlation among variables. Result : Most low income
people have a wrong perception about consuming betel nut
in relation to health and dental health. There is a
relationship between culture and people's perceptions.
There is a relationship between culture and the behavior of
consuming betel nut. Conclution: Most of the betel nut
consumers are poor families, whose economy should be
focused on food, clothing and education and not buying
betel nut which will have an impact on various diseases
including low birth weight babies and stunting toddlers.
Perception of health-related risks plays an important role
in motivating changes in health behavior in poor
communities in Kab, Kupang
Keywords :
Perception, Betel Nut Behaviour, Health And Dental Health.
Introduction: It is noted in the literature that
poverty affects health and dental health. The behavior of
consuming betel nut will cause health losses, both general
health and dental health. Poor people who consume betel
nut add to the burden of life, moreover government
assistance and government facilities to support the poor are
not sufficient to live a decent life. The purpose of this study
was to analyze the relationship between culture and the
perception of low-income people about consuming betel nut
with disease and disease and oral health, and to analyze
public perception about consuming betel nut and its
consequences. Method : This observational analytic study
employed a cross sectional design. The sub district South
Amfoang and Takari, Nekamese and Kupang Centre.
Those selected areas had the most population. Criteria
inclusion the subject of this study were the inhabitants aged
17-50 years old and to determine low income, the researcher
selected respondents who received BLT (Direct Cash
Assistance) assistance from the government. The village
government determines the poor who receive BLT under
certain conditions. As much as 363 peoples were randomly
chosen from 146,597 between the ages of 17-50 years. using
Lameshow sample size formula, calculated using estimated
proportion population formula. The acquired data were
analyzed by means of path analysis by PLS 3.2.7 to find a
correlation among variables. Result : Most low income
people have a wrong perception about consuming betel nut
in relation to health and dental health. There is a
relationship between culture and people's perceptions.
There is a relationship between culture and the behavior of
consuming betel nut. Conclution: Most of the betel nut
consumers are poor families, whose economy should be
focused on food, clothing and education and not buying
betel nut which will have an impact on various diseases
including low birth weight babies and stunting toddlers.
Perception of health-related risks plays an important role
in motivating changes in health behavior in poor
communities in Kab, Kupang
Keywords :
Perception, Betel Nut Behaviour, Health And Dental Health.