%0 Journal Article %T Improvement in knowledge and perception about the controlling of COVID-19: best practice of apothecary student %A Chynthia Pradiftha Sari %A Suci Hanifah %A Yulianto Yulianto %A Dian Medisa %A Zahrotun Nafiah %A Muhammad Alfian Lutfi %J Journal of Advanced Pharmacy Education and Research %@ 2249-3379 %D 2023 %V 13 %N 2 %R 10.51847/jN8OIfMTdi %P 6-11 %X Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been admitted by WHO as a global pandemic. The successes-ness in controlling COVID-19 is extremely affected by the knowledge and perception of society. Apothecary students must be competent in carrying out the health promotion effort; one of them is through education. Discovering the impact of education from apothecary students in improving knowledge and perception of the society in controlling COVID-19. One group Quasi-experimental design without a control group (n=102). The data was conducted in March-April 2020 using a validated questionnaire containing the respondents' demographic, knowledge, and perception of COVID-19. This research is ≥ 18 years old, does not work as a health worker/medical personnel, domiciled in Yogyakarta, and fills up the pre-test and post-test questionnaire. The data were analyzed descriptively and used the Wilcoxon test (p %U https://japer.in/article/improvement-in-knowledge-and-perception-about-the-controlling-of-covid-19-best-practice-of-apotheca-1yxqpmnri1f3rp7