Differences in dental and oral hygiene status in adolescent age 18 years in rural and urban areas city of Palu(pilot pathfinder survey)

• Main Authors: Ayub Irmadani Anwar, Lutfiah Lutfiah, Fuad Husain Akbar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hasanuddin University 2016-06-01
• Series: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
• Subjects: Dental, oral hygiene
• Online Access: http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/73
• ISSN: 2503-0817; 2503-0825

At growth and development, teenagers often have health problems, one of them is dental and oral hygiene problem. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that school students are the right group to undertake health promotion efforts in maintaining oral health as well as the surrounding tissue. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the teeth and mouth status in adolescents aged 18 years in rural and urban areas city of Palu. The method used is a pathfinder pilot survey. Type of research used is observational analytic with cross sectional study design. This research was conducted in the rural areas at high school 8 Tipo and in urban areas in high school 4 Palu. Samples were 120 people who met the inclusion criteria. Statistical test results obtained with chi square p values > 0.05. This means there is no significant difference in dental and oral hygiene status between men and women in urban areas, while in rural areas there are significant differences in dental and oral hygiene status between male and female p <0.05. In this study it can be concluded that there are significant differences in the mean status of dental and oral hygiene in high school students in rural and urban areas city of Palu.