| dc.description.abstract | Hypertension is an increase in blood pressure in the arteries with a systolic blood
pressure of more than 140 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of more than 90
mmHg in two measurements with an interval of 1-2 minutes. The global prevalence
of hypertension is 22 percent of the total world population. Southeast Asia has the
third highest prevalence of hypertension at 25 percent. Based on the results of the
Basic Health Research report 2018 the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia is
34.11 percent, prevalence of hypertension in North Sumatra is 29.19 percent, and
prevalence of hypertension in Karo Regency is 45,49 percent. Based on the 2019
North Sumatra health profile, prevalence of hypertension was 31.88 percent and
prevalence of hypertension in Karo Regency was 41.9 percent. This study aims to
determine whether relationship of sociodemography and lifestyle with the incidence
of hypertension in adult age at Kabanjahe public Health Center in 2024. This
research method used a cross-sectional design with a sampling technique, namely
accidental sampling. The sample in this study amounted to 95 respondents with
data collected through interviews. Univariate and bivariate analysis using the chisquare
test showed the proportion of hypertension incidence at the Kabanjahe
Health Center was 55.8 percent. The bivariate results showed that there was a
significant relationship between age (p<0.05), latest education (p<0.05), diet
(p<0.05), and smoking (p<0.05) with hypertension. However, there was no
significant relationship between gender (p>0.05), income (p>0.05), and alcohol
consumption (p>0.05) with the incidence of hypertension. Maintaining a diet and
stopping smoking to reduce the risk of hypertension and Routinely taking medicine
for hypertension patient so that blood pressure is controlled | en_US |
