Journal of International Dental and Medical Research ISSN 1309-100X Treatment Searching Behavior for Oral Disease http://www.ektodermaldisplazi.com/journal.htm Ristya Widi Endah Yani, and Dewi Rokhmah Volume ∙ 10 ∙ Number ∙ 2 ∙ 2017 Page 318 The Difference of Sex, Age, and Income on the Treatment Searching Behavior for Oral Disease Ristya Widi Endah Yani 1 *, Dewi Rokhmah 2 1. Dental Public Health Dentistry Faculty University of Jember. 2. Health Promotion and Behavioral Science Public Health Faculty University of Jember. Abstract Treatment searching behavior for the oral disease has an impact to people’s oral health status, which this behavior is influenced by internal and external factors. To find the difference of sex, age, and income on the treatment searching behavior. Method: Analytical observation research by using cross sectional approach to the people in Kranjingan village, Jember Region from 20 – 70 years old people with purposive sampling (64 people). Researched variables are sex, age, income, and treatment searching behavior for oral disease. The data is analyzed using Independent T-test. There is no difference of age and sex on treatment searching behavior for oral disease (p > 0,05). There is difference of income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease (p < 0,05). There is no difference of sex, age, and income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease, but there is a difference of income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease. Clinical article (J Int Dent Med Res 2017; 10(2): pp. 318-321) Keywords: Sex, age, income, treatment searching behavior for oral disease. Received date: 07 March 2017 Accept date: 01 May 2017 Introduction Treatment searching behavior for oral disease has an important impact on oral health status. 1 One example of the oral health problem is Periodontitis. Sunarto et al., (2016) said that Periodontitis is an inflammation of tooth’s supporting structure, caused by specific microorganisms. This leads to progressive destruction of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, along with an increase in pocket depth, recession, or both. Health seeking behavior is the behavior of individual / group / population to seek treatment. The sick need treatment to cure their diseases. 2 Health seeking behavior by the population is affected by individual's response in times of illness and the need for health services. 3 Research which was conducted by Martiyana and Handayani (2015) said that people usually cure it by their own-selves at first, if the illness is not cured then they will find the treatment to the health worker. 4 Jung et al (2014) explained that factors which influence the treatment searching behavior are such as education, income, occupation, psycho-social, treatment efficiency, and believe to health facility. Therefore, the researcher wants to conduct a further research to find the difference of sex, age, and income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease. 5 Materials and methods This research uses analytical observation research by using cross sectional approach at Kranjingan village, Jember Region (2 – 7 January 2017). The population in this research is people at Kranjingan village, Jember Region who are 20 – 70 years old. The sampling technique which is used is purposive sampling (64 samples). Variables in this research are sex, age, income, and treatment searching behavior for oral disease. The measuring tool in this research is questioners. Data is analyzed using Independent T-test to see the difference of sex, age, and income on treatment searching behavior for oral disease. *Corresponding author: Ristya Widi Endah Yani Dental Public Health Dentistry Faculty University of Jember E-mail: ristya_widi@unej.ac.id