Oral health knowledge, attitude and practice among people in monitoring during COVID-19 pandemic in Makassar

Introduction: Oral health maintenance is essential in the immune system against corona virus disease (COVID)-19 infection due to the presence of IgA in saliva. Oral health is affected by knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Aim of study is to investigate the oral health, knowledge, attitudes and pra...

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Autores principales: Anwar Ayub Irmadani, Anzhari Ayu Aldy, Yusriyanti Yusu Meilisa, Zulkifli Abdullah Andi, Ruslin Muhammad
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Publicado: Medicinski fakultet i Klinika za stomatologiju, Niš 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/33b9b365aa5045f89d12176aba6b6949
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Sumario:Introduction: Oral health maintenance is essential in the immune system against corona virus disease (COVID)-19 infection due to the presence of IgA in saliva. Oral health is affected by knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Aim of study is to investigate the oral health, knowledge, attitudes and practice among people in monitoring (PiM) during the covid 19 pandemic in Makassar. Materials and methods: The population of this study was Makassar citizens who have been identified as people in monitoring (PiM). Online questionnaire was sent via Google form to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice. Results: In the category level of oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices among 72 PiM in Makassar, 25%, 50%, and 25% respondents were categorized as having poor, moderate and good knowledge, respectively. In the category of oral health attitude variable, 40.3%, 34.7% and 25% respondents were categorized as poor, moderate and good, respectively. In the category of oral health practices, there were 26.4%, 38.9% and 34.7% of respondents with low, moderate and good oral health practices, respectively. Conclusion: Most PiM in had low oral health knowledge, low oral health attitude and medium oral health practices.