@article{Pasiga_2021, title={Relationship Knowledge Transmission of COVID-19 and Fear of Dental Care During Pandemic in South Sulawesi, Indonesia}, volume={21}, url={https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/627}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the relationship of transmission of COVID-19 virus knowledge with dental care during a pandemic. <strong>Material and Methods:</strong> 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. <strong>Results:</strong> 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). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> 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.</p>}, journal={Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e ClĂ­nica Integrada}, author={Pasiga, Burhanuddin Daeng}, year={2021}, month={Nov.}, pages={e0148} }