Open AccessCOMPARISON BETWEEN THE EFFECT OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED INTERACTIVE APPROACH AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKLETS REGARDING THE SELF-MEDICATION KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS
Author(s) -
Eka Kartika Untari,
Sudibyo Supardi,
Rani Sauriasari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10s5.23106
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , psychology , medical education , test (biology) , family medicine , medicine , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
Objective: This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of booklet media and a community-based interactive approach (CBIA) on non-medical science students. The study was conducted at the Departments of Pedagogy and Forestry at the University of Tanjungpura, Pontianak.Methods: The study design was pre-experimental with a pre- and post-test of the respondents, who were divided into groups that either carried out the CBIA or were given a booklet. There were 78 respondents who participated in the study until its completion. Scores of knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes were measured with questionnaires, both before and 6 weeks after interventions with the CBIA and the booklet.Results: The results demonstrate that both the CBIA and the booklet intervention significantly influence the level of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (p<0.05).Conclusions: Although the distribution of the booklets was more effective than the CBIA method in improving the self-medication attitude of the students, both interventions were equally effective in improving the self-medication knowledge and behavior of the non-medical science students.