Knowledge and Behavior of Household Medicine Storage: A Study from the Urban area of Jakarta, Indonesia
| Autor: | Suci Ahda Novitri, Ofa Suzanti Betha, Annisa Triana Yusman, Mochamad Iqbal Nurmansyah, Estu Mahanani Dhilasari, Rurynta Ferly Shavira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Public Health of Indonesia, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2528-1542 2477-1570 |
| DOI: | 10.36685/phi.v10i2.781 |
| Popis: | Background: Medicine storage in households is significantly increasing due to the prevalence of self-medication behavior. Several people are still unfamiliar with proper medication storage procedures, which can affect the stability and effectiveness of the medicine. Objective: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and behavior of urban households regarding medicine storage in Jakarta. Methods: An analytical approach was used with the cross-sectional method and the data were collected through face-to-face interviews and observation. A total of 329 respondents and 1686 medicines were obtained through the purposive sampling method and the data collected were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analyses with SPSS 26. Results: The results showed that the majority of people have low knowledge (56.53%) and inappropriate behavior (57.45%), while most of the respondents got their medicines from a pharmacy or drugstore. The most commonly stored therapeutic classes were cough and cold medicines, including analgesic-antipyretics. A significant relationship was observed between age group and level of knowledge, as well as education, knowledge, and behavior related to the storage of medicine in households (p-value |
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