FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN ORANG TUA MENGENAI KELAINAN GENETIK PENYEBAB DISABILITAS INTELEKTUAL DI KOTA SEMARANG

Abstract

Background: Disability intellectual (DI) caused by several factors. Parents are highly plays an important. The knowledge parents about a disability intellectual influenced by several factors, that is age, sex, education level, level of income, exposure to get information, consultation to doctor, and socio-cultural. Methods: The research is analytic observational with design cross sectional, samples all parents patients. Research in SLB-C Widya Bhakti Semarang, purpose to know anything influences the level of knowledge parents about intellectual disability cause. Total sampel is 50. The tested data using chi square. Results: The level knowledge to DI in Semarang is good (48 %). The consultation to the doctor ( p = 0,056 ) having influence on the knowledge parents about a genetic disorder caused disability intellectual. While the age ( p = 0,144 ), the level of education ( p = 0,575 ), income levels ( p = 0,976 ), exposure to information ( p = 0,266 ), and social-culture the religion ( p=0, 606 ) and jobs ( p = 0,379 ) no have influence. The conclusion: The consultation to doctor having influence on the knowledge parents about abnormality a genetic disorder caused disability intellectual. While the age, levels of education, level level income and exposure information have no influence meaningful on the knowledge parents about a genetic disorder cause disability intellectual. Key word: Disability intlektual, a genetic disorder, the level knowledge, education, income, exposure to information, consultation doctor, social and cultural