THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF COMMUNITY ATTITUDES ABOUT HALAL MEDICINES IN KELURAHAN JATIKRAMAT BEKASI CITY

Abstract

Introduction: Halal medicine is a very important issue to be discussed considering that there are still many medicines that are suspected of containing haram ingredients and are not yet halal certified. This proves that public awareness of halal medicine is still low. This research aims to determine the relationship between knowledge and perceptions of people's attitudes about the halalness of drugs in Jatikramat Village, Bekasi City. Methodology:This research uses the method of cross-sectional sampling and the determination of the sample using the technique of purposive sampling. The sample size is 130, calculated using the formula Slovin with a precision of 10% (0.1). The instrument used is a questionnaire. The research was conducted from March to May 2023. Research findings: The sociodemographic results of the majority of respondents were female (58.5%), aged 2635 years (31.5%), high school or vocational school education (43.8%), and mother's occupation: household (39.2%). The results of this study indicate that the respondents' knowledge about the halalness of drugs is categorized as good (51.5%). The results of respondents' perceptions about the halalness of drugs are categorized as good (60%). The results of the respondents' attitudes about the halalness of drugs are categorized as good (53.1%). Conclusions: this study is that there is a relationship between respondents' knowledge of the halalness of drugs (p = 0.009) and respondents' perceptions of the halalness of drugs (p = 0.000).