PROFIL PENGETAHUAN MASYARAKAT KOTA MANADO MENGENAI ANTIBIOTIKA AMOKSISILIN

Abstract

Medicine gives lots of benefits for human being, if it used properly. Improper use of drugs
cause problem with health, medication failure, even death (WHO, 2004). Antibiotic as drugs
which cure infection must be used correctly. One of antibiotics most used by society is
amoxicillin. The aims of this research was to find out how far the knowledge of Manado city
society about antibiotic especially amoxicillin. This research was descriptive with cross
sectional approach. Sampling method were quota sampling namely 150 respondens of
Manado city people which divided into three groups : health student, health workers and non
health workers. Based on results, Manado city society possess middle knowledge about
amoxicillin antibiotics by 49,3 %. Most of respondents in health workers group possess high
knowledge by 70 %, health student possess middle knowledge by 68 %, and non health
workers possess middle knowledge by 52 % about amoxicillin antibiotic.
Keywords: Antibiotic, Amoxicillin, knowledge