# Relationship knowledge transmission of covid-19 and fear of dental care during pandemic in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
> Pasiga B.D.

URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/relationship-knowledge-transmission-of-covid-19-and-fear-of-dental-care-during-p
Jurnal / Konferensi: Pesquisa Brasileira Em Odontopediatria E Clinica Integrada
Tahun terbit: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/pboci.2021.017
ISSN: 15190501
Kuartil SJR: Q2
Citations: 11

## Authors
- Pasiga B.D.

## Abstract
Objective: To determine the relationship of transmission of COVID-19 virus knowledge with dental care during a pandemic. Material and Methods: Online questionnaire using Google forms distributed through social media (WhatsApp groups, Facebook, line groups) using a combination of convenience and snowball sampling. The level of knowledge about coronavirus transmission was measured using a questionnaire consisting of 5 statement items. This questionnaire uses the Guttman scale with 3 response and anxiety categories for dental care as measured using a modified questionnaire from the Dental Fear Survey. This questionnaire consisted of 9 question items using a Likert scale. Results: 285 respondents came from WhatsApp media users (89.9%) with an average age of 29.91 years. Respondents who experienced "dental health problems" during the pandemic were 44.7%. The knowledge of respondents about the transmission of the COVID-19 virus in dental care was 79.9% and the knowledge of the fear of caring during the pandemic period was 31.85% afraid. Statistical analysis showed a significant relationship between knowledge about transmission of the COVID-19 virus and fear of dental care (rs=0.388, p<0.001). Conclusion: The results obtained have a significant relationship between knowledge about transmission and fear for dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Sulawesi Province.

## Keywords
- Snowball sampling
- Pandemic
- Likert scale
- Guttman scale
- Anxiety
- Transmission (telecommunications)
- Family medicine
- Medicine
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Computer-assisted web interviewing
- Psychology
- Scale (ratio)
- Dental care
- Psychiatry
- Disease
- Geography
- Internal medicine
- Electrical engineering
- Infectious disease (medical specialty)
- Pathology
- Business
- Engineering
- Cartography
- Marketing
- Developmental psychology

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