EVALUASI TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN SWAMEDIKASI OBAT TRADISIONAL MAHASISWA PRODI KESEHATAN DAN MAHASISWA PRODI NON-KESEHATAN DI UNIVERSITAS IMELDA MEDAN

The choice of self-medication is used as an excuse by the public to break chain spread Covid-19, but if it not done properly can pose a risk health. Self-medication will be successful community knows adequate information such recognizing symptoms disease, choosing generic or traditional medicine products according indications, following instructions for use and monitoring results. Knowledge about one objects related health that obtained from results one's own experience. selection medicines (including herbal products) in effort treat disease self-identifiable symptom called self-medication. Based on study, shows field study students take affects level knowledge logos packaging. Students with Health program have high 100% compared non-health programs who 53.3% medicine. This because sector better understand learn things sciences, including average percentage research data fields at University Imelda Medan 76.9% (high category), this different conducted Cristiana (2014) among Sanata Dharma Yogyakarta whose are category (75.1%). influenced environment availability facilities source correct appropriate A person's also what through eyes ears individual itself which main factor formation attitude action.