COMPARISON OF PUBLIC'S INTEREST IN SELECTING TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MEDICINE THERAPY

Objective: The objective of this research is to recognize the inclination of the community towards traditional or modern healthcare and the determinants that influence this inclination in the village of Loktabat Selatan, situated in the city of Banjarbaru, located in the southern region of Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Methods: The research method used a cross-sectional approach. Data were collected using a questionnaire-type instrument from his 100 respondents in Loktabat Selatan village, Banjarbaru city.
Results: A comparison of interest in treatment options showed 58% concern in traditional medicine and 42% interest in modern medicine. Comparison of respondents level of interest, 55.2% of the results from internal factors were a valid category, and 53.4% of results from external factors were a valid category. Data analysis by chi-square test yields sig values of 0.814 > 0.05, and H0 is accepted.
Conclusion: A contrast analysis of the popularity of traditional and modern medical treatments is being conducted in Banjabaru City and South Loktabat Village, located in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Keywords: Interest, Choice of medicine therapy, Traditional medicine, Modern medicine