Knowledge and Perception of Hebal Medicine Competencies Among First Year Medical Students

Abstract

Based on the data of Riset Kesehatan Dasar by Ministry of Health  in 2018, result from the use of herbal plants, the proportion is 24.6% compared to the use of conventional drugs, which is 60%. The goverment program to improve the use of traditional medicine modalities is in line with the achievements of the profile of graduates from the Medical Study Program to realize graduates who have an understanding of health and wellness tourism. This study is useful for determining the influence of knowledge level on students' perception of herbal medicine competencies of the Ganesha University of Education Medicine Study Program using an observational analytical research design with a cross sectional  approach conducted on students in the Ganesha Education University of Education Medicine Study Program. The sampling technique will use simple random sampling with a sample size of  94 people. Data collection uses questionnaires that have been tested for validity and reliability. Data analysis using the help of SPSS and Python 3.10 applications. The results of the study showed that the level of student knowledge had a bad average of 54.89 + 17.86 and student perception in the negative category with an average of 26.86 + 3.14. Chi-Square analysis  showed that there was significant correlation between the variable of knowledge level on perception with a value of p=0.0001 < 0.005. The further research recommended through the results of this study is research in the realm of medical education about the competence of herbal medicine in the implementation of herbal medicine in the medical education curriculum.