The community health centre reports showed that the level of parent’s participation in children dental health care in Tegallalang I community health centre was low (31.7%-35.1%). This study was aimed to determine the relationship between parent’s knowledge, attitudes, motivation and transportation accessibility to parent’s participation in child dental health care in Tegallalang I community health centre. A cross sectional study was conducted to 100 parents whose children were referred to underwent dental health examinations in Tegallalang I community health centre using a systematic random sampling method. Data of knowledge, attitudes, motivation and transportation accessibility were collected using an interview guide, while parent’s participation was obtained from dental care registration. The data were analised by logistic regression. The results showed that level of parent’s participation in child dental health care was low (41%). Variables that were significantly associated with level of parent’s participation in child dental health care were knowledge [OR=7.35; p=0,001], motivation [OR=4.89; p=0.028] and attitudes [OR=4.19; p=0.039). Transport accessibility was not associated with parent’s participation [OR=2.35; p=0.123]. The conclusion of this study is that parent’s participation in child dental health care was influenced by parent’s knowledge about oral health, motivation and attitudes towards child dental health care. It is recommended to upscale health promotion related to dental health and the benefits of treatment in order to encourage parent’s participation in children dental health care
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机译:社区保健中心的报告显示,在Tegallalang I社区保健中心,父母对儿童牙齿保健的参与水平很低(31.7%-35.1%)。这项研究旨在确定父母的知识,态度,动机和交通便利性与Tegallalang I社区健康中心的父母参与儿童牙齿保健的关系。使用系统随机抽样方法,对在Tegallalang I社区卫生中心接受转诊的100名父母进行了牙齿健康检查的横断面研究。知识,态度,动机和交通便利性的数据是使用访谈指南收集的,而父母的参与是通过牙科保健注册获得的。通过逻辑回归分析数据。结果表明,父母参与儿童牙齿保健的水平很低(41%)。与父母参与儿童牙齿保健的水平显着相关的变量是知识[OR = 7.35; p = 0,001],动机[OR = 4.89; p = 0.028]和态度[OR = 4.19; p = 0.039)。交通工具的可访问性与父母的参与无关[OR = 2.35; p = 0.123]。这项研究的结论是,父母对儿童牙齿保健的参与受到父母对口腔健康知识,对儿童牙齿保健的动机和态度的影响。建议鼓励与牙齿健康和治疗益处有关的健康促进,以鼓励父母参与儿童牙齿保健。
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