The influence of parents' behavior of children with type-1 diabetes mellitus in maintaining children's periodontal health based on the theory of planned behavior

Type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1-DM) is the most common chronic disease in children and adolescents. Parental behavior toward children with T1-DM also affects the periodontal health of the child. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), behavior is divided into attitude (ATT), subjective norm (SN), perceived behavioral control (PBC), intention and behavior. Therefore, this study aims to determine the effect of parental behavior on children with T1-DM in maintaining children's periodontal health based on TPB. This study used a cross-sectional observational analytical method involving 35 parent respondents who had children with T1-DM who were treated at Dr. Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang City, and joined the Association of Families with Child and Adolescent Diabetics (IKADAR). The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire modified from Macrus H (2010) in accordance with the measurement of behavior based on TPB. In this study, the Pearson correlation test was applied using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software with a significance level of 0.05. The results of this study showed no significant relationship between ATT, SN and PBC with behavioral intention. However, there was a significant relationship between the intention of parents who have children with T1-DM in preventive measures related to children's periodontal and parents' behavior in dealing with children's periodontal problems with a medium strength value.