Emdat Suprayitno

Program Studi Ners Universitas Wiraraja 

Mujib Hannan, Alfi Laila

Program Studi Keperawatan Universitas Wiraraja 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/stoma.v18i1.27961 

ABSTRACT 

Broadly speaking, periodontal tissue disease can be caused by two factors, namely local and systemic factors. These factors can be further aggravated by the presence of predisposition factors, such as host. The purpose of  this  study  was  to  know  relationship  of  betel  knowledge  with  oral  cavity  complaints  in  the  elderly  in  Taman village 2019. This  study  was  cross  sectional analytic  research. The  target  in this  study  were  elderly chewing  betel in Taman  Village,  amounting  to 32 elderly  people. Methods  of  data  collection knowledge  of chewing  betel used questionnaires and  oral  cavity  complaints using  observation. The  analysis  of  this  study  used  the is chi  square test analysis.  The  analysis  of  is chi  square test  was  significant  which  was  0,045  (p<0,05).  Conclusion  was there  was relationship of chewing betel with oral cavity complaints in elderly in the jrengik village public health center.