TY - JOUR AU - suherman, hilda PY - 2019/01/07 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN PASIEN TENTANG SWAMEDIKASI OBAT JF - Viva Medika: Jurnal Kesehatan, Kebidanan dan Keperawatan JA - VM VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.35960/vm.v10i2.448 UR - https://ejournal.uhb.ac.id/index.php/VM/article/view/448 SP - 82-93 AB - <p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>Self-medication is a human effort to treat diseases or symptoms of minor ailments such as fever, cough, flu, pain and others without a doctor's prescription. In practice, limited knowledge of drugs and their use can be a source of medication errors (medication error). This research was conducted with a cross sectional descriptive research method. Data was collected through a validated questionnaire filling technique. A total of 300 respondents involved in this study were selected by consecutive sampling method from 3 pharmacies in the city of Purwokerto which were determined proportionally according to the population of each pharmacy. Data were analyzed by Chi-square test and Fisher's test used Statistical Product and Servicer Solution (SPSS) version 17. The results showed that the patient's knowledge level was 22.6% classified as poor, 48% classified as moderate, and 29.4% classified as good. The use of self-medication is 26.3% irrational and 73.7% rational. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the patient's level of knowledge was classified as moderate with a percentage of 48%. While self-administered rationality is classified as rational with a percentage of 73.7%. &nbsp; </em></p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> Self-medication, Pharmacy, Knowledge, Rationality of drug use</em></p> ER -