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Self-medication is the use of drugs by the community to treat minor complaints and
ailments without doctor intervention. Self-medication can be a source of medication
errors due to limited public knowledge of drugs and their use. Perception can be
interpreted as a cognitive process in understanding information through the five
senses, and each individual can provide different responses and meanings. The
purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of the people of Parereja
Village on purchasing medicines at pharmacies. This research uses quantitative
methods and is analyzed using a Likert Scale. Respondents of this study amounted to
98 respondents. The results showed that the most respondents based on gender were
women, namely 65. Respondents based on age at most were 18-25 years old with a
total of 32. Respondents based on work were mostly housewives as many as 34.
Respondents based on education most elementary school graduates were 45. Then the
percentage was 77% the distance from home to the pharmacy, then 82% for the price
of buying drugs at the pharmacy, then 81% for the service of buying drugs at the
pharmacy, then 82% for the quality of the drugs sold at the pharmacy, and 68% for
the waiting time buy drugs at pharmacies so that people can get treatment easily and
quickly. The conclusion of this study is that the perception of the people of Parereja
Village about purchasing drugs at the pharmacy is considered good with a score
percentage index of. |
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