The Difference of Sex, Age, and Income on the Treatment Searching Behavior for Oral Disease

Abstract

Treatment searching behavior for the oral disease has an impact to people’s oral health status, which this behavior is influenced by internal and external factors. To findthe difference of sex, age, and income on the treatment searching behavior. Method: Analytical observation research by using cross sectional approach to the people in Kranjingan village, Jember Region from 20 – 70 years old people with purposive sampling (64 people). Researched variables are sex, age, income, and treatment searching behavior for oral disease. The data is analyzed using Independent T-test. There is no difference of age and sex on treatment searching behavior for oral disease (p > 0,05). There is difference of income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease (p < 0,05). There is no difference of sex, age, and income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease, but there is a difference of income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease.