Tingkat Pengetahuan Masyarakat Tentang Penggunaan Obat Dalam Swamedikasi Di Dusun Pulegundes 1 Gunungkidul Januari 2025
Badan Pusat Statistik noted that in 2023 there were 79.74% of the Indonesian population and 73.3% in the Yogyakarta area who carried out self-medication, this shows that self-medication is often carried out in society. One of the main factors that influences someone in carrying out self-medication is knowledge. A person's knowledge about health will have an impact on their own behavior towards disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of public knowledge about the use of drugs in self-medication in the Pulegundes 1 hamlet, Gunungkidul in January 2025. The research method used is descriptive observational research. The sampling method used in this study is the purposive sampling method, from a population of 727 people, a sample of 90 respondents was taken. This study uses a measuring instrument in the form of a closed questionnaire to determine the level of knowledge of respondents. The data obtained are described as good, sufficient, and lacking knowledge. The results of the study showed that the level of public knowledge in Dusun Pulegundes 1 Gunungkidul 56.66% was classified as good, 36.66% was classified as sufficient, 6.66% was classified as lacking. The conclusion of this study is that the level of public knowledge in Dusun Pulegundes 1 Gunungkidul about the use of drugs in self-medication is mostly in the good category at 56.66%.