Tingkat Pengetahuan Pasien Rawat Jalan terhadap Penggunaan Antibiotik di RSU Wulan Windy Medan Marelan

Abstract

Background: Antibiotic resistance in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, is becoming increasingly alarming due to the high consumption of antibiotics without prescriptions and limited public knowledge. In North Sumatra, resistance has reached 60%, and many patients still lack understanding of proper antibiotic use. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge among outpatients regarding the use of antibiotics at Wulan Windy General Hospital in Medan Marelan. Method: This research is descriptive in nature with a cross-sectional approach to examine the relationship between outpatient knowledge and antibiotic usage. The sample consisted of 55 individuals selected using purposive sampling. Data analysis was conducted univariately to describe frequency distribution, and bivariately using the chi-square test to identify relationships between variables. Results: The majority of respondents were aged 26–35 years (43.6%), with senior high school education (67.3%), and the most common occupation was housewife (29.1%). Patient knowledge levels regarding antibiotic use were mostly categorized as moderate (52.7%), while antibiotic usage was predominantly inappropriate (56.4%). Bivariate analysis using the chi-square test yielded a p-value of 0.004 (< 0.05). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between knowledge level and antibiotic usage behavior