Gambaran pengetahuan ibu tentang risiko karies gigi pada balita stunting dan gizi buruk
L Latar belakang: Pengetahuan orang tua terhadap kesehatan balita khusunya ibu sangat penting dalam kelangsungkan pertumbuhan balita yang baik. Pengetahuan ibu terhadap faktor gizi dan kesehatan gigi dan mulut balita merupakan hal yang harus diperhatikan agar saat balita berada di dalam kandungan sampai lahir. Pengatahuan ibu yang kurang dapat berdampak buruk terhadap kesehatan balita sehingga mengganggu pertumbuhan seperti kejadian stunting dan gizi buruk. Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran pengetahuan ibu tentang risiko karies gigi pada balita stunting dan gizi buruk. Metode: Jenispenelitian ini adalah observasional deskriptif. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menyebarkan kuesioner yang terdari dari 17 pertanyaan mengenai pengetahuan ibu terhadap karies gigi pada balita stunting dan gigi buruk kepada 125 ibu di Puskesmas Posyandu Hunduhon, Kecamatan Luwuk Timur. Responden mengisi inform consent dan kuesioner melalui kertas. Berdasarkan jawaban kuesioner responden dibagi menjadi 2 tingkatan baik dan buruk berdasarkan jumlah rata-rata keseluruhan pengetahuan responden. Hasil: Data penelitian menunjukkan bahwaIbu memiliki pengetahuan baik (54%) dan buruk (46%). Kesimpulan: Sebagian responden ibu di Puskesmas Posyandu Hunduhon, Kecamatan Luwuk Timur, memiliki pengetahuan yang hampir seimbang antara pengetahuan baik dan buruk. Kata Kunci: Pengetahuan, Karies gigi, Stunting, Gizi Buruk
B Background: Parents\\\' knowledge of the health of toddlers, especially mothers, is very important in sustaining the good growth of toddlers. The mother\\\'s knowledge of the nutritional factors and oral health of toddlers is something that must be considered so that when the toddler is in the womb until birth. Insufficient maternal knowledge can have a negative impact on the child\\\'s health, disrupting growth such as stunting and malnutrition. Aim: The aim of this research is to determine the description of mothers\\\' knowledge about the risk of dental caries in children with stunting and malnutrition. Method: This type of research is descriptive observational. This research was carried out by distributing a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions regarding mother’s knowledge of dental caries in toddlers with stunting and bad teeth to 125 mothers at East Luwuk Districk Health Center. Respondents filled out informed consent and questionnaires via paper. Based on the questionnaire answers respondents were divided into 2 levels of good and bad based on the overall average amount of respondents\\\' knowledge. Results: Research data shows that mothers have good (54%) and poor (46%) knowledge. Conclusion: Some of the mother respondents at the Posyandu Hunduhon Community Health Center, East Luwuk District, had knowledge that was almost balanced between good and bad knowledge.