Comparison of Educational Methods Between Using Leaflets and Audiovisuals in order to Increase Knowledge on the Oral Cancer among High School Students in Jatinangor, West Java, Indonesia

Oral cancer education could be performed non-formally to increase the knowledge on oral cancer preventive ways. The purpose of this study was to comparison between the leaflet and audiovisual as the methods of health education of preventing oral cancer. This study used a descriptive comparative method. The sample used was 80 high school students in Jatinangor. 40 students were educated with the leaflet media, while the other 40 were educated with audiovisual. The sample’s knowledge was measured with the pre-test and post-test questionnaires. The score was analysed using the Mann-Whitney Test. The average score of the pre-test in the leaflet media group was 8.73 and the audiovisual group was 8.25. The average post-test score of the audiovisual group was slightly higher (14.43) compared with the leaflet group (14.38). There was no significant difference between the leaflet and audiovisual media as the methods of health education of preventing oral cancer. Clinical article (J Int Dent Med Res 2020; 13(1): 166-169)