Education Using Pop-Up Book Pull-Tabs Media to Increase Knowledge of Dental and Oral Health
Abstract: Dental and oral health problems in Indonesia are still a serious concern, primarily among elementary school children. Riskesdas 2018 data shows that 45.3% of the population experiences dental damage, with the prevalence in North Sulawesi reaching 55.5%, and the 9-10 year old age group at 11.3%, although nationally the proportion of caries incidence decreased to 43.6% according to the 2023 Indonesian Health Survey results. The incidence of dental caries in North Sulawesi is still in the high criteria (52.0%), occurring in children aged 9-10 years (37.2%). The decrease in dental caries incidence can be achieved by providing dental and oral health education to improve dental and oral health. Education can be delivered through an approach adapted to children's development to effectively increase their knowledge, for example, through pop-up book pull-tabs media. This study aims to determine the effect of education using pop-up book pull-tabs media on the increase in knowledge about dental and oral health among first and second-grade students of SDN 105 Manado. The research design used was a quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest approach. The sample consisted of 51 students. The measurement of this knowledge increase was carried out before and after providing education using pop-up book pull-tabs media and analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. The results of this study showed that before the treatment, 70.6% of students were in the poor knowledge category, but after the treatment, a significant increase in knowledge was observed (100%). The analysis using the Wilcoxon test yielded a p-value of 0.000 (0.000 < 0.05), which means there was a significant effect before and after providing education using pop-up book media on the increase in dental and oral health knowledge.Keywords: Education, Pop-up book pull-tabs media