Title of the Thesis : People’s Behavior in Storing and Using Medicines Name of Student : Chindy Elina Siregar
Student ID Number : 141121132
Program : S-1 (Undergraduate) Nursing (S.Kep) Academic Year : 2016
ABSTRACT
Using and storing medicines in an appropriate place will endanger public health. Therefore, they have to be informed by knowledge of medication, especially about storing and using medicines. The objective of the research was to identify people’s behavior in storing and using medicines at Kelurahan Menteng, Medan Denai Subdistrict. The research used descriptive method with cross sectional design. The population was 339 people who lived at Kelurahan Menteng, and 77 of them were used as the samples’ respondents. The data were gathered by using questionnaires about people’s knowledge, attitude, and action in storing and using. The result of t he research showed 47 respondents (61%), 54 respondents (70.1%) had positive attitude, and 48 respondents (62.3%) had good action in storing and using medicines. The conclusion of the research was that most of the people had good behavior in storing and using medicines. This behavior was not only related to their educational background but also to their age, income, and health information obtained by the people. Therefore, nurses as educators should provide health education in order to increase health standard.
Keywords: People’s Behavior, Storing Medicine, Using Medicine
