Knowledge of antibiotic use in the society

In the community, antibiotic is commonly use as anti-infective drugs. Along with the increase in infectious disease, its use has also increased. Knowledge of its use, benefits and side effects in Indonesia is still low. In line with the results of Riskesdas 2013, 86.1% of households store antibiotics obtained without a prescription. Antibiotics are often used to treat symptoms of minor illnesses such as flu, cough, fever and sore throat. The use of antibiotics in self-medication is mostly used for less than 5 days. This study aims to determine the percentage of good knowledge level of antibiotics in the Serang Baru society, especially RW 07 and to find the relationship between knowledge level and respondents' occupation. This study is a cross-sectional and used purposive sampling technique with 100 respondents. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis. This study held on Serang Baru sub-district society. 70% of Serang Baru society at RW 07 respondents have good knowledge of antibiotic use. there is a significant relationship between knowledge and occupation with 0,017 on p-value.