HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI ANAK GIGI ANAK USIA SEKOLAH DI SDN PANTI 01 KECAMATAN PANTI KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

School-age children is a child at the age of 6-12 years, which means that schools become the core experience of children. Dental and oral health is one part of the body's health that can not be separated from one another. Problems that arise in the bad habit of brushing a 6-12 year-old school-aged child can be caused by a lack of knowledge and attention from their parents. Attention here can be a motivation that can encourage children to do. Good motivation is the motivation that comes from within the individual itself. This study aims to determine the relationship of children's motivation to the behavior of school-age tooth brushing at SDN Panti 01 Kabupaten Jember. The research design used in this research is observational analytic using cross sectional approach. The type of sampling used in this study is probability sampling by using proportionate stratified random sampling technique with a sample size of 107 children. Data analysis using chi-square with result p value (0,001) < α (0,05). Based on the results of statistical tests it can be concluded that there is a relationship between children's motivation to brushing behavior of school-aged children at SDN Panti 01 District Panti Jember District.