Abstract
Self-medication is usually used by the community to treat minor illnesses, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as fever, dizziness, cough, flu, pain, ulcers, diarrhea, and others. Most self-medication leads to inappropriate drug use. Self-medicated knowledge is the key to prevent unwanted events, one of the example is by providing education about traditional medicine for self-medication. In addition, making a plantation pharmacy is also a solution to make it easier for people to obtain traditional medicines. The method of implementing this community service activity is to provide counseling on using traditional medicine for self-medication and planting pharmacy plantation. An overview of knowledge of traditional medicine for self-medication in the community in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic is descriptive research by looking at primary data (from questionnaires) taken in a cross-sectional manner. Based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that most people have a sufficient level of knowledge (59.09%). The community has a positive attitude towards traditional medicine self-medication as evidenced by the number of respondents who answered agree from these statements. Therefore, research can be carried out as well as counseling, education and health promotion to society with a larger sample.
Highlights
According to Indonesian Ministry of Health (Depkes RI), self-medication is the most common effort by the community to deal with complaints or symptoms of illness before they decide to seek help from health service center/health worker [1,2].Most self-medication leads to inappropriate drugs use so that cause drug interactions, drug resistance and side effects such as sensitivity reactions, allergies, shock and other side effects, as well as other losses such as inaccurate diagnosis, inappropriate use of drugs, wasting time and money [3]
Among 18 sub-districts in Palembang, Sukarame is the 3rd highest rank of COVID-19 cases with 978 cases [7]. During this COVID-19 pandemic and the high mortality rate and the rapid transmission caused people to be unwilling to check themselves to doctors or health services, so The Activites of Planting Plantation Pharmacy and Providing Education Regarding Self-Medication of Traditional Medicines as an Effort for Disease Prevention in Adapting New Habits in COVID-19 Pandemic is expected to be useful for community especially Villa Sejahtera residents in carrying out self-medication of traditional medicine as the effort to prevent and maintain body stamina to deal with adaptating new habit during COVID-19 pandemic
The asssessment of community knowledge and attitudes towards traditional medicines self-medication was carried out using a questionnaire containing questions regarding definition, efficacy, logo, side effects, utilization, effectiveness, where to obtain, storage, and community attitude towards the traditional medicines utilization
Summary
According to Indonesian Ministry of Health (Depkes RI), self-medication is the most common effort by the community to deal with complaints or symptoms of illness before they decide to seek help from health service center/health worker [1,2]. Among 18 sub-districts in Palembang, Sukarame is the 3rd highest rank of COVID-19 cases with 978 cases [7] During this COVID-19 pandemic and the high mortality rate and the rapid transmission caused people to be unwilling to check themselves to doctors or health services, so The Activites of Planting Plantation Pharmacy and Providing Education Regarding Self-Medication of Traditional Medicines as an Effort for Disease Prevention in Adapting New Habits in COVID-19 Pandemic is expected to be useful for community especially Villa Sejahtera residents in carrying out self-medication of traditional medicine as the effort to prevent and maintain body stamina to deal with adaptating new habit during COVID-19 pandemic. All plants (herba) such as sambiloto, patikan kebo, and meniran
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