Tingkat Pengetahuan, Persepsi dan Sikap Pasien Muslim di Puskesmas Bangetayu Terhadap Obat Halal

Consuming medicine is one of the efforts to maintain and restore physical health. The medicines we consume contain active ingredients and auxiliary ingredients, one of which comes from animal sources. Indonesia is the largest pharmaceutical market in ASEAN and ranks fourth in the world among Muslim consumer markets in the pharmaceutical sector. Drugs improve quality of life and reduce morbidity and mortality. Halal medicinal products are very important because they are Shari'a and must be obeyed by Muslims. Therefore, the halal status of medicinal products and excipients must be fulfilled for a Muslim. This research aims to assess the public's perceptions and attitudes about halal medicine. This research method is descriptive observational, with data collection through questionnaires distributed to respondents. The respondents of this research were Muslim visitors to the Bangetayu Community Health Center who were selected using purposive sampling, totaling 100 respondents. The research results showed that the level of knowledge of respondents regarding Muslim patients' knowledge of halal medicine was 22% in the poor category, 65% in the medium category, and 13% in the good category. The level of perception of Muslim patients regarding the halalness of medicines is 68%, which is in the good category and 32% is in the very good category. The level of attitude of Muslim patients towards halal medicine is 78% in the good category and 22% in the very good category. It can be concluded that the level of knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of respondents towards halal medicine are in the good category.