Knowledge Levels and Paracetamol Self-Medication

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10.2991/hsic-17.2017.42How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Knowledge, Paracetamol, Self-Medication

Abstract

Our society used self-medication as a majority effort to overcome health issued. Based on Social Economic National Survey (2011), Statistic Center Agency recorded that 66 % of the ill persons in Indonesia used self-medication, this number is a lot higher compared with the percentage society which taking outpatient medical (44 %). Objective: To correlate between knowledge and paracetamol self-medication. Method: This research using analytical observation method with cross-sectional study approach, to determine the effect and knowledge level correlation toward self-medication behavior of Paracetamol medicine. Results: There is an influence of knowledge on self medication behavior shown by r value counted outnumber than r table such as 0,301 > 0,213, also the significantly value 0,006, R square 0,130, regression equality Y= 1.289X-1.815, 70% having better knowledge and 53% with positive action. Conclusion: The presence an influence of knowledge level correlation toward self-medication of Paracetamol drug onto Medical student, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ika Ratna Hidayati
AU  - Elys Oktaviana
AU  - Irma Nurtiana Syafitri
AU  - Liza Pristianty
PY  - 2017/10
DA  - 2017/10
TI  - Knowledge Levels and Paracetamol Self-Medication
BT  - Proceedings of the Health Science International Conference (HSIC 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 271
EP  - 273
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/hsic-17.2017.42
DO  - 10.2991/hsic-17.2017.42
ID  - Hidayati2017/10
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