THE IMPACT OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (SGD) ON DRUG PLANNING

THE IMPACT OF SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (SGD) ON DRUG PLANNING

AT THE HEALTH CENTER OF DISTRICT OF SAMBAS

Yusuf Han¹, I.M. Sunarsih², Rustamadji³

ABSTRACT

Background: Drug planning at the health center of Sambas District has not been well implement. Calculation has not based on actual needs, not consider optimum stock, waiting time, and the remaining stock which is used as the base for drug request to the pharmacy warehouse. Consequently, some types of drugs rarely used are piled up, meanwhile there are certain drugs unavailable/lacking. Besides there were some drugs not listed in national essential drug list (NEDL). In this study it was expected that small group discussion (SGD) can improve knowledge and skills of drug managing staff in the planning of drugs at the health center.

Objective: To improve the knowledge and skills of drug managing staff for accuracy of drug planning at the health center of district of Sambas.

Methods: The study was a quasi experimental with pretest – posttest control group design. It was carried out at the health centers of Sambas District with drug managing staff as subject of the study. Out of 22 health centers, certain criteria were specified; i.e. staff had been in charge of drug management for more than 6 months, the distance of health center from district pharmacy warehouse was not more than 100 km, so that in the end, there were 18 health centers split into 2 groups based on the geographical. Data obtained were collected, tabulated and analyzed using anova and t-test.

Result: In the group with intervention there was significant increase of knowledge from 74 to 85, score 0 - 100 (p<0.05)>

Conclusion: The intervention with small group discussion could improve knowledge and skills of drug managing staff in relation to drug planning.

Keywords: drugs planning, small group discussion, knowledge and skills

^1. Health Office, District of Sambas

^2. Graduate Program in Drug Policy Management, Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University

^3. Center for Clinical pharmacology and Medicine Policy, Gadjah Mada University