Open AccessThe Knowledge Enhancement of Al Huda MTS Students about The Use, Storage and Disposal of Animal Medicine through Educational Seminars and Demonstration
Author(s) -
Dhita Evi Aryani,
Herawati Herawati,
Dyah Ayu Oktavianie,
Fajar Shodiq Permata
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary biomedical and clinical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2622-1012
DOI - 10.21776/ub.vetbioclinj.2020.002.02.1
Subject(s) - dispose pattern , medicine , service (business) , medical education , alternative medicine , family medicine , veterinary medicine , business , marketing , engineering , pathology , waste management
Currently, there are many pet shops, animal clinics, and animal lover communities in Malang. Data from UB's animal education hospitals showed an increasing number of patients visiting there. This reflects that the owner had considered his favorite animal as part of his family that must be treated if they are sick. Drugs medicine plays an important role in the treatment of animal diseases. Therefore, pet owners must know how to use and store drugs properly so that the efficacy of the drug does not change, and the results of treatment are achieved. When the drug is not used anymore, the owner must know how to properly dispose of the drug to prevent the drug from being mixed, polluting the environment, or even being used by irresponsible people. The aim of this community service was to provide additional knowledge about how to use, store and dispose of veterinary medicines. The theme we took was "Increasing Knowledge of Al-Huda MTS Students on the Use, Storage and Disposal of Animal Medicine through Educational Seminars and Demonstration". Community service methods used were counseling and seminars on the use, storage and disposal of veterinary medicines and demonstrations on how to give medicines to cats. The evaluation tools used were pretest and posttest. The pretest and posttest results showed an increase in the knowledge of MTS Al-Huda students about how to give medicines to pets - especially cats -, how to store and dispose of drugs that are not used. While the results of the questionnaire showed a very good response related to community service.