Abstract
Coughing is one of the most common symptoms in smokers. Smokers who experience a lot of cough are
caused by exposure to cigarette smoke that enters the respiratory tract. The purpose of this study was to determine
how smokers perceive symptoms of cough, use of cough medicine, and self-medication services performed by pharmacists.
This study began in March to July 2016. This study used the mixed method method that uses sequential
explanatory research design. The research sample involved amounted to 100 people, and 12 studies conducted
for interviews were conducted to obtain supporting data. The sample were active smokers aged 18-40 years with
male and female sex who had experienced coughing and had used cough medicine. The results obtained are the
type of cough experienced by smokers is cough with phlegm and cough is not phlegm depending on the category
of smokers. The use of cough medicine is one of the most common ways for active smokers to reduce the incidence
of coughing. However, there are still many smokers who are wrong in choosing and using cough medicine because
the knowledge that active smokers have for coughing is still inadequate.
Recommended Citation
Lorensia, Amelia; Yudiarso, Ananta; and Arrahmah, Rizkia
(2018)
"Evaluasi Pengetahuan dan Persepsi Obat Batuk Swamedikasi oleh Perokok,"
Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia: Vol. 14:
Iss.
4, Article 9.
DOI: 10.30597/mkmi.v14i4.5065
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/mkmi/vol14/iss4/9
Pages
395-405
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DOI
10.30597/mkmi.v14i4.5065