Analysis of Knowledge Level and Perception on Singkawang City Community towards Generic Medicines
Journal Title: Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Survey data show that the use of generic medicines in Indonesia is relatively very small, which only amounted 7%. This is due to lack of knowledge and poor perceptions towards generic medicines. Knowledge level and perceptions towards generic medicines are influenced by community characteristics and information resource regarding generic medicines. The aim of this study was to determine the association between community characteristic and information resources with knowledge level and perception towards generic medicines. This study was an analytical survey with cross-sectional descriptive approach on 142 selected respondents who were fulfil inclusion and exclusion criteria. This study was conducted in June 2014 at several randomly selected locations on Singkawang City. The study show that 76 respondents (53.5%) had inadequate knowledge and 123 respondents (86.6%) had a good perception towards generic medicines. There is significant relationship between ethnicity (p=0.000) and information resources (p=0.009) with knowledge level regarding generic medicines at significance level of p<0.05. Although good perceptions were noted among the respondents, widespread dissemination of information regarding generic medicines should be continued to increase generic medicines used.
Authors and Affiliations
Forid Morison, Eka K. Untari, Inarah Fajriaty
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