Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Object: What is the influence of counseling on audio-visual methods and lecture methods on knowledge of oral health in elementary school teachers in West Leihitu District, Central Maluku Regency. Method. Using the pre-experimental method Two Group Pretest and Posttest Design. Test the hypothesis using the testpaired t-test statistics. This study divided into two treatment groups audio visual (video) and lecture methods: The population of teachers in the West Leihitu District, Central Maluku Regency. Using total sampling. Correspondents were given pre-test and post-test questionnaires with 20 questions on the Guttman scale. Results: There was an influence before and after counseling with audio-visual and lecture methods (p <0.05) on the level of oral health knowledge of elementary school teachers. Counseling with the audio-visual method had more influence than counseling with the lecture method on increasing dental and oral health knowledge in elementary school teachers (p<0.05). Conclusion: Counseling on the audio-visual method (video) has a more significant effect than the lecture method on increasing dental and oral health knowledge for elementary school teachers in the coastal area of West Leihitu District, Central Maluku Regency