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The motivation for taking self medication increased as well as the growth of drugs
production in Indonesia. Self medication will taking a risk, so that it must be followed by the enough
society knowledge about medicine. The research about an Influence of Education Level to the
Society Knowledge Level about Self Medication in Sleman Yogyakarta had been done. This
research tried to shoot the society knowledge level about the aspects corelated with self medication
and an influence between the education level increased to the society knowledge level about self
medication. From this research, can be hopen that the problems about irrasional drug using in self
medication will be decreased. A sample that had been used is the society in Sleman Yogyakarta.
The sample had been taken by stratified random sampling. This research was explorative and the
data had been gotten by quisioner and interview. The analysis of data had been done by the
descriptive statistic analysis and interferention analysis. The result showed that there was a
significan difference between education level with medium and high education level aboaut
knowledge of self medication. Mean value were 63,35 ± 7,27 ; 68,56 ± 6,29 ; dan 68,69 ± 7,72 .
The difference specially about drugs classification, side effect of drugs and characteristic of drug.
The result showed that if the eduacation level increased, the society knowledge level about self
medication will be increased.
Key word : drug, self medication, knowledge, education level