Evaluasi Tingkat Terhadap Pengetahuan Sikap dan Tindakan terhadap Swamedikasi : Studi Kasus Kecamatan Una-Una Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

Dizky Ramadani Putri Papeo (Jurusan Farmasi, Fakultas Olahraga dan Kesehatan, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 06 Kota Gorontalo 96128, Indonesia)
Teti Sutriati Tuloli (Jurusan Farmasi, Fakultas Olahraga dan Kesehatan, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman No. 06 Kota Gorontalo 96128, Indonesia)

Journal Syifa Sciences and Clinical Research (JSSCR)
Vol 5, No 1 (2023): Volume 5 Edisi 1 2023

Self-medication is an attempt to use drugs by a person to treat ailments or minor symptoms such as fever, dizziness, cough, influenza, and other diseases using modern and traditional medicines without a doctor's prescription or recommendation.The purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of self-medication carried out by the community. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a total sample of 93 respondents taken by purposive sampling. Data were collected by filling out a questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability.The results showed that the majority of respondents in Una-Una District, Central Sulawesi Province were women (57%) with a majority age range between 40 - 50 years (33%), with High School/Vocational/Islamic High School educational background (33%), and had different jobs (40%). The level of knowledge, attitudes, and actions of the community regarding self-medication was classified as good with the percentage of the knowledge level of 61%, the attitude level of 57%, and the level of action of 74%.