Efforts to enhance dental health behavior and status of stunted toddlers through the utilization of the 'Towards Healthy Teeth Card' in integrated health posts across Taebenu Subdistrict, Kupang Regency

Agusthinus Wali; Melkisedek O. Nubatonis; Salikun Salikun; Irma Hadia Yuliana Siregar

doi:10.21744/ijhms.v8n1.2355

Authors

Agusthinus Wali
agusthinuswali@gmail.com
Poltekkes Kemenkes Kupang, Indonesia
Melkisedek O. Nubatonis Poltekkes Kemenkes Kupang, Indonesia
Salikun Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia
Irma Hadia Yuliana Siregar Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia

Keywords:

dental and oral health, stunting, toddlers, towards healthy teeth card

Abstract

Dental and oral diseases, such as caries, pose risks to toddlers. The Indonesian government's Ministry of Health Regulation No. 89 of 2015 emphasizes community empowerment in dental health by involving local health cadres. The 'Towards Healthy Teeth Card' facilitates early detection and promotes community independence in dental health. Experimental studies on its effectiveness are needed, with parental involvement being vital to support toddler dental health. This study aims to determine the effect of the 'Towards Healthy Teeth Card' on improving stunted toddlers' dental health behavior and status. The research involved developing materials and concepts for the 'Towards Healthy Teeth Card' for toddlers and employed a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design at Integrated Health Posts across Taebenu Subdistrict, Kupang Regency. The respondents were mothers and stunted toddlers, with total sampling used as the sampling method. The study assessed changes in behavior and dental health status using the def-t score. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test analysis showed a significant effect of the 'Towards Healthy Teeth Card' on maternal behavior in maintaining dental health and the dental caries status of stunted toddlers, with a p-value of 0.000 (< 0.05).

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