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Jamu aches and pains is a ready-to-brewed traditional herbal medicine, which contains several ingredients which consist of several ingredients that have ingredients to treat muscle and joint pain. . Based on the results of initial observations made by researchers to several residenst of the Dukuhtengah village community that the community carried out self-medication because it was a mild disease, had experience treating the same disease before, economic considerations and lack of availability of health facilities, and for access to health in the village area. Dukuhtengah itself is still lacking because the community health canter in Dukuhtengah village does not have a supporting health center. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge of the Dukuhtengah village community in the use of herbal medicine for aches and pains. The data in this study used primary data in the form of a questionnaire. The population of this research is the people in the village of Dukuhtengah, Keanggungan District, Brebes Regency. The sample used is the Dukuhtengah village community who are not health workers and have inclusion criteria aged > 20 years, willing to be respondents who can read and write totaling 109 respondents. Data collection method using simple random sampling. The data obtained were processed descriptive analysis and presented in the form of a table containing the number and percentage. The results showed that the percentage of the average level of public knowledge about herbal pain relief was 43.1%. Thus, it can be concluded that the level of knowledge of the people of Dukuhtengah Village, Keanggungan District, Brebes Regency about herbal aches and pains is sufficient. |
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