Analisis Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Perilaku Swamedikasi Diare terhadap Mahasiswa Farmasi Universitas Tanjungpura

Abstract

Self-medication is done to treat minor illnesses, such as diarrhea. Knowledge and behaviour of drugs usage in each individual affect self-medication so that irrational drugs usage can be prevent. This study determines the relationship between semester, knowledge and behaviour about diarrhea self-medication of pharmacy students at Tanjungpura University 2021/2022. The research method was carried out retrospectively in the form of a cross-sectioned questionnaire. Stratified random sampling method was used for sample selection. Rank-spearman analysis was used to analyze the relationship between semester level, knowledge and behaviour of diarrhea self-medication. Based on research, out of 232 respondents, majority of respondents were women, aged 21, obtained drugs from pharmacies without prescription (81,03%) and used adsorbent class for antidiarrheal drugs. Knowledges are classified from good (9,91%), moderate (28,45%) and low (61,64%). Behaviours are classified as appropiate (79,74%) and inappropriate (20,26%).  The p-value results show the relationship between semester and knowledge 0,142; relationship between semester and behaviour 0,256 and relationship between knowledge and behaviour 0,318. The conclusion of this study is the relationship between semester and knowledge are categoried very low with positive significant relationship. Relationship between semester and behaviour and relationship between knowledge and behaviour are categoried low with positive significant relationship.