# Mother’s behavior and motivations for children oral health care in the Ammatoa Tribe of Kajang-Bulukumba, South Sulawesi-Indonesia > Rahina Y. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/mothers-behavior-and-motivations-for-children-oral-health-care-in-the-ammatoa-tr Jurnal / Konferensi: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science Tahun terbit: 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/jdmfs.v6i2.1240 ISSN: 25030817 Kuartil SJR: Q3 Citations: 2 ## Authors - Rahina Y. ## Abstract Objective: This study aimed to discribe mother's behavior and motivation in caring of children oral health in Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi. Material and Methods: This study aimed to discribe mother's behavior and motivation in caring of children oral health in Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi. Results: Mother's behavior show good results 11.11%, fair 55.56%, and poor 33.33%. All mothers have good motivation. There is and poor 33.33%. All mothers have good motivation. There is significant diferences motivation before and after dental health education (p=0.00). Conclusion: Just a little mothers have good behavior. Dental health care for children has not become a major concern for parents. All of mother have good motivation to change their unbeneficial behavior of oral health care for their children after having education. ## Keywords - Tribe - Geography - Sociology - Anthropology --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.