PEMAHAMAN MASYARAKAT KECAMATAN MERGANGSAN, GONDOKUSUMAN, UMBULHARJO DAN KOTAGEDE YOGYAKARTA TERKAIT ANTIBIOTIKA Studi Pendahuluan Dalam Pengembangan Materi dan Metode Edukasi Dengan Pendekatan Secara Kualitatif: Diskusi Kelompok Terarah (DKT)
Abstract: Antibiotics will be
used safely when it is used rationally, and rational use of antibiotics need an
appropriately of knowledge. In accordance to achieve appropriately knowledge
about antibiotics, it is important to identify the level of knowledge about
antibiotics to improve an educational method and material about antibiotics. As
a qualitative study using focus group discussion (FGD) among residence of Four
Sub-district in Yogyakarta City, e.g.: Mergangsan, Gondokusuman, Umbulhardjo
and Kotagede. There was eight key person of each sub district involved in the
study. The inclusion criteria are: Residence of one of the four sub-districts
with age above 17 years old, willing to attend the activities. The exclusion
criteria are: residence with Pharmacy education background, moving limited and
mental disability. Results of the study show the characteristic demography of
the participants are: 5 Female and 3 Male, age range from 40 to 52 years old,
with educational level: 5 participants are high school graduated and 3
participants are University graduated. All of participants are key person of
each sub district whose familiar with the residences and the environmental where
they are living. All of participants mention that they do not know about
antibiotics et all including resistance and other risks of irrational use of
antibiotics. All of participants asking for complete information about
antibiotics which simple, accessible and could be socialized through the
routine activities in every sub district e.g.: PKK (mothers gathering). In
conclusion, the level of participants' knowledge about antibiotics is still
low, and need to be improved. Complete information about antibiotics in a
simple form has to be developed as an educational material.
Penulis: Titien Siwi Hartayu,
Yosef Wijoyo, Lucia Wiwid Wijayanti
Kode Jurnal: jpfarmasidd130303
