EDUKASI PENGGUNAAN ANTIBIOTIK YANG BIJAK PADA TENAGA KEPENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS DHARMA ANDALAS

Abstract

Antibiotics are substances that are very useful in killing and inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, especially bacteria. Inappropriate use of antibiotics can occur due to lack of information from health workers, especially pharmacists and misuse of antibiotics because they are easy to obtain without a doctor's prescription, sudden discontinuation of treatment, excessive doses, use of residual antibiotics, and use of antibiotics for an inappropriate period of time. The need for education to minimize the occurrence of inappropriate use of antibiotics. This counseling activity aims to provide education to the public, especially Dharma Andalas University education staff on the proper use of antibiotics and to determine the effect of providing education on increasing knowledge about the use of antibiotics. This service method is a participatory community empowerment method, namely a method that emphasizes community involvement in a series of activities, with a pre-test and post-test. Data were analyzed using paired t-test. This community service activities ran smoothly and successfully. Based on the evaluation, there is an increase in knowledge of the proper use of antibiotics. There is a significant difference between before and after education and increasing the knowledge of education staff on the proper and wise use of antibiotics (p <0.05). It is hoped that through this counseling, the community will become aware of the use and handling of drugs, especially antibiotics.