The task force method for tooth brushing compliance behavior in pregnant women

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnant women experience complex physiological changes, affecting the oral and the baby’s health. Dental and oral health maintenance behavior by brushing teeth properly and correctly is one way to prevent the severity of pregnancy gingivitis and restrain the risk of low birth weight and premature birth. In addition, intervention is an attempt or way to intervene or interfere, inhibiting the development of disease in humans.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to verify the difference in compliance with tooth brushing behavior before and after the use of the task force method in pregnant women in the second trimester.

Methods: This study used a comparative analytic quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design approach. The samples studied were 61 pregnant women in the second trimester, with the sampling method using purposive sampling, but only 56 samples of pregnant women were analyzed. Methods of data collection employed a questionnaire. Meanwhile, the research data analysis utilized the Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test and continued using the paired t-test.

Results: The analysis results using the paired t-test showed that the mean tooth brushing behavior compliance from the pretest and posttest results was 7.13 and 9.55, with a mean difference of 2.43. Using the paired t-test, the analysis results revealed a significant difference, with a p-value of <0.05.

Conclusion: There is a significant difference in the compliance of tooth brushing behavior before and after the use of the task force method in pregnant women in the second trimester.