<![CDATA[Pain is the main cause of patients coming to consult a doctor because the number of diseases related to pain reaches 80%. Pain is the main symptom of most medical conditions. Anesthetic drugs serve to reduce pain, mainly through their action on the central nervous system and change a person's response to pain. One of the drugs that are often used to treat inflammation are NSAIDs. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of public knowledge about the use of NSAID analgesic drugs in RT 003 and 004 in Rawakalong Village. The research was conducted using a descriptive research design, with a quantitative approach. Sampling used purposive sampling and the measuring instrument used was a questionnaire distributed to the community of RT 003 and 004 in Rawakalong Village. This study involved 111 respondents who had met the inclusion criteria. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the most age was 17-30 years as many as 51 respondents (46%), the most gender was male as many as 59 respondents (53%), the most education was high school as many as 80 respondents (72%), most occupations were employees as many as 34 respondents (31%), good level of knowledge of respondents as many as 64 respondents (58%), enough as many as 34 respondents (31%), less than 13 respondents (12%). The conclusion is that the level of public knowledge about the use of NSAID analgesic drugs in RT 003 and 004 in Rawakalong Village is 64 people (58%). AbstrakNyeri merupakan penyebab utama pasien datang berkonsultasi dengan dokter karena penyakit yang berhubungan dengan nyeri jumlahnya mencapai 80%. Obat anagetik berfungsi untuk mengurangi rasa nyeri, terutama lewat daya kerjanya atas sistem saraf sentral dan mengubah respons seseorang terhadap rasa sakit. Salah satu obat yang sering digunakan dalam mengatasi inflamasi adalah NSAIDs. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat tentang penggunaan obat analgetik NSAID di RT 003 dan 004 Desa Rawakalong. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan rancangan penelitian deskriptif, dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Penelitian ini melibatkan 111 responden yang telah memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa umur terbanyak 17-30 tahun sebanyak 51 responden (46%), jenis kelamin terbanyak adalah laki-laki sebanyak 59 responden (53%), pendidikan terbanyak adalah SMA sebanyak 80 responden (72%), pekerjaan terbanyak adalah karyawan sebanyak 34 responden (31%), tingkat pengetahuan responden yang baik sebanyak 64 responden (58%), cukup sebanyak 34 responden (31%), kurang sebanyak 13 responden (12%). Kesimpulan tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat tentang penggunaan obat analgetik NSAID di RT 003 dan 004 Desa Rawakalong adalah berpengetahuan baik sebanyak 64 orang (58%).]]>
