TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT TERHADAP PENGGUNAAN OBAT TANPA RESEP DOKTER DI JORONG GUNUNG RAJO UTARA NAGARI GUNUNG RAJO KECAMATAN BATIPUH KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR TAHUN 2022

Abstract

Medicines without a doctor's prescription are medicines can be used in self-medication. usually used to treat minor illnesses such as fever, mild cough and flu which do not require consultation with a doctor. Misuse of medication leads to wastage and drug poisoning. Side effects caused using drugs without a doctor's prescription are kidney damage, irritation of the digestive system, changes in body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory problems, vomiting of blood and in severe cases, it can result in coma or even death. The aim of the research is to determine the level of public knowledge regarding the use of medicines without a doctor's prescription in Jorong Gunung Rajo Utara Nagari Gunung Rajo, Batipuh District, Tanah Datar Regency in 2022. This research method is a descriptive survey. The sampling technique uses random sampling technique. The research population of the community in Jorong Gunung Rajo Utara Nagari Gunung Rajo, Batipuh District, Tanah Datar Regency was 94 samples. The research results showed that 58 samples (61.70%) had good community knowledge, 31 samples (32.97%) had good enough, 5 samples (5.31%) had poor knowledge, none of them had the bad knowledge category. Based on the research results, it shows that the percentage of community knowledge (80.34%) is good.