The profile and behavior of self medication: Case Study of Pharmacy Consumers in Magelang City
Prasojo Pribadi, Nesya Jeihan Daniswara, Mochammad Nicko Alfariz
Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang
Abstract
The prevalence of the use of pain reliefe medicine with self-medication conditions is still very high. However, on the other hand self-medication can be a source of drug-related problems. The purpose of this study was to explore the profile and behavior of self-medication related pain medication in the Magelang city. This study were used a cross sectional survey method. A total of 201 respondents were involved in this study. Respondents aged 18-60 years and selected by convenience sampling method. The data obtained and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result as many as 87.6% of respondents had self-medication. The source of self-medication information was mostly obtained from family, neighbors or friends (47.8%). The main reasons to self-medication is advice from friends or family members (35.2%). The types of drugs that respondents use are modern medicine (61.7%), traditional or herbal medicine (23.9%), acupuncture treatment (3.5%) and other drugs (10.9%). The drug most widely used by respondents to treat pain is paracetamol (50.25%). Most pain reliefe medicine were obtained from pharmacies (70.1%). A total of 60.2% of respondents have pain medicine supplies at home. There is no relationship between sex (p=0,067), age (p=0,836), occupation (p=0,848), education (p=0,564) and income (p=0,101) towards self-medication behaviour. The role and function of the pharmacist in providing education related to medicine to the community needs to be improved.
Keywords: Self medication, Profile, Behavior, Consumers
Topic: Pharmaceutical