HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TENTANG HIPERTENSI DENGAN PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN TERJADINYA HIPERTENSI PADA JEMAAH HAJI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KOTAGEDE I YOGYAKARTA

2021-04-19

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ABSTRACT Background: Hypertension is a chronic and non-communicable disease characterized by increased blood pressure over 140/90 mmHg. Hypertension is a risk factor in cardiovascular disease that causes deaths in hajj pilgrims. Hypertension contributed a value of 54,3% to the deaths of the Hajj pilgrims in 2017. Hajj pilgrims must have good preventive behavior against hypertension. Good preventive behavior is based on good knowledge of hypertension. If the hajj pilgrims do not have good knowledge about hypertension, it will affect behavior that increases the risk of hypertension. Objectives: Knowing the relationship between the knowledge level of hypertension with the hypertension prevention behavior of hajj pilgrims in Work Area of Kotagede I Yogyakarta Community Health Center. Methods: The type of this research is a quantitative observational analytic study with a cross sectional design. This research was carried out from February 2021 to March 2021. The study population was the hajj pilgrims in work area of Kotagede I Yogyakarta Community Health Care. The sample size in this study were 30 respondents. The sampling technique is using purposive sampling technique. Data collection is using a questionnaire. Data analysis is using Spearman Rank. Results: In this study, it is known that the level of knowledge about hypertension of the hajj pilgrims in Work Area of the Kotagede I Yogyakarta Community Health Center, most hajj pilgrims have a good level of knowledge, as well as 19 respondents (63,4%). The hypertension prevention behavior on hajj pilgrims in Work Area of the Kotagede I Yogyakarta Community Health Center have largely a prevention behavior on hypertensi was in a good categories,as well as 15 respondents (50%). The Spearman Rank test results obtained a significant value of 0.001 (p<0.05) and a coefficient correlation values of 0.567. Conclusion: There was a strong enough correlation between knowledge level of hypertension with the hypertension prevention behavior of hajj pilgrims in Work Area of Kotagede I Yogyakarta Community Health Center. Keywords: Hypertension, Hajj Pilgrims, Prevention Behavior , Knowledge Level