THE USE OF POP-UP BOOK FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES TOWARDS INCREASING KNOWLEDGE OF DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH

Abstract

Background: Children with intellectual disabilities often found to have problems with their
oral health, such as plaque and debris build-up, poor oral hygiene and caries. This is due to
limitations influenced by several factors on motor characteristics, food and beverages that are
usually consumed and on minimal knowledge. The problem that the researcher found was the
high plaque index in SLB B-C Optimal and SLB Kumara II. Object: The purpose of this study
was to determine the changes in knowledge about oral health in children with intellectual
disabilities using pop-up book media in SLB B-C Optimal Surabaya and SLB AKW Kumara
II Surabaya. Method: The method used by researchers to collect data using questionnaires
before and after counseling with pop-up book media. The type of research used was PreExperiment with One-Group Pretest-Post test design involving 44 children with disabilities.
Results: The results of data analysis with the Wilcoxon test obtained sig = 0.000 which means
smaller than α 0.05. Conclusion: This study is that there is a difference in increasing
knowledge about dental and oral hygiene before and after being given counseling using popup book media for SLB B-C Optimal Surabaya and SLB AKW Kumara II Surabaya.