Counseling on the Use of Medicines in Baji Pa'mai Village Communities to Increase Health Knowledge

Abstract

Drugs are materials or substances derived from plants, animals, minerals or certain
chemicals that can be used to reduce pain, slow down the disease process and or cure
disease. Indonesian people are still low in understanding the use of drugs because there
is still a lack of information. The purpose of this community service is to increase public
knowledge of the importance of using drugs so that there are no errors in use. There are
three main materials in its delivery, namely education and self-medication, DAGUSIBU,
and CEK Klik. The method used in this student activity is a participatory community
empowerment method with the Particatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) model. The outreach
activities were successfully carried out in every hamlet in Baji Pa'mai Village. The
positive response from the community for the presentation of material from the student
group is expected to have a good impact.