THE RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TOOTH LOSS

Authors

  • Poppy Andriany Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
  • Pocut Aya Sofya Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
  • Liana Rahmayani Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
  • Cut Fera Novita Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
  • Nanda Nashirah Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v10.i11.2022.4848

Keywords:

Student, Tooth Loss, Knowledge, Attitude

Abstract [English]

Introduction, loss of teeth can cause problems with mastication, speech, aesthetics, social activities, inhibit work performance, and daily activities. Causes of tooth loss include trauma, caries, periodontal disease, infection, orthodontic treatment, and knowledge. Knowledge can influence a person & attitude.
Therefore, this study aimed in cross-sectionally assessing the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of Syiah Kuala University students’ batch 2018 about the impact of tooth loss. Methods, cross-sectional study design was used in this study, involving 384 subjects, with cluster sampling technique. The results showed knowledge about the impact of tooth loss was 80.1% and attitudes about the impact of tooth loss were 79.5%. The correlation coefficient shows a positive correlation value between the knowledge and attitude variables which shows a significant level (p & lt; 0.01). Conclusion, there is a relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of Syiah Kuala University students batch the 2018 about the impact of tooth loss.

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Author Biography

Cut Fera Novita, Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia

Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Syiah Kuala

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2022-12-17

How to Cite

Andriany, P., Sofya, P. A., Rahmayani, L., Novita, C. F., & Nashirah, N. (2022). THE RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TOOTH LOSS. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 10(11), 274–281. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v10.i11.2022.4848