TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN PENGGUNAAN OBAT BEBAS DAN OBAT BEBAS TERBATAS UNTUK SWAMEDIKASI PADA MASYARAKAT RW 8 MOROBANGUN JOGOTIRTO BERBAH SLEMAN YOGYAKARTA
Abstract: Currently, there are
developed illnesses that encourage humans to do their own alternative
medication. In 2002, an estimated shows that 92% of people in the world choose
the alternative medication namely self medication, by using over the counter
medicine including free and limited, however the level of knowledge in using
this medication is still poor, then it is possible to make a mistake.
Therefore, this research aims to find out the level of knowledge in using over
the counter medicine including free and limited for self medication of society
in RW 08, Morobangun, Jogotirto, Berbah, Sleman, Yogyakarta. This study belongs
to descriptive observational to find out the subject characteristic, the level
of knowledge and the description of the kind of medicine used by society of RW
08 Morobangun. The sample used in this study is the people who lived in Rw 08
Morobangun, Jogotirto, Berbah, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The data was taken from the
interview with the patient by using the questionnaire. The sample collecting
technique was nonrandom sampling and the method was accidental sampling with
the number of the respondents were 175. The result showed that 175 respondents
in RW 08 Morobangun, Jogotirto, Berbah, Sleman, Yogyakarta used self medication
of over the counter medicine including free and limited only for their ailment.
The level of knowledge in using over the counter medicine including free and
limited for self medication of society in RW 08 Morobangun, Jogotirto, Berbah,
Sleman, Yogyakarta showed that 42.9% reached the good category and 57,1%
reached the sufficient category of 175 respondents. The conclusion of this
study is the level of knowledge in using over the counter medicine including
free and limited for self medication of society in RW 08 showed that most of
the respondents achieved the sufficient category with 100 respondents (57,1%).
Keywords: self medication,
over the counter medicine including free and limited
Penulis: Ana Hidayati,
Haafizah Dania, Murtyk Dyahajeng Puspitasari
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd170154
