Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Pasien Terhadap Swamedikasi Gastritis di Apotek Harapan Sehat Yogyakarta Januari 2024

Abstract

Self-medication is treatment that is done by yourself. Self-medication or self-medication in the city of Yogyakarta increased from 2020-2022 with a percentage of 72.19%; 84.23%; 84.32%. Gastritis is an inflammation that occurs in the gastric mucosa, which is better known to the public as an ulcer. Gastritis is included in the category of the top 10 diseases in the Yogyakarta city health center with 18,988 cases. This study is to determine the level of knowledge of patients at Harapan Sehat Pharmacy Yogyakarta about gastritis self-medication. The research method uses descriptive observational using a questionnaire. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling of 80 respondents. The criteria for the level of knowledge of respondents were grouped with 3 categories, namely good, sufficient and lacking. The results obtained from the level of knowledge about gastritis self-medication with a good category of 46 people (57.5%), a sufficient category of 23 people (28.75%) and a poor category of 11 people (13.75%). The conclusion of this study is that patients who experience gastritis have good knowledge of gastritis self-medication carried out at Harapan Sehat Pharmacy Yogyakarta.