FACTORS RELATED TO THE EVENT OF HYPERTENSION N HOUSEWIVES N ANDOOLO UTAMA VILLAGE, KONAWE SELATAN REGENCY N 2021

Abstract

Hypertension s a non-communicable disease (PTM) which s characterized by an ncrease n blood pressure that exceeds normal where the systolic pressure s above 140 mm/Hg and the diastolic pressure s above 90 mm/Hg. The number of people with hypertension continues to ncrease every year, most people with hypertension do not know that they are hypertension so they do not get treatment until one day complications occur n the heart, brain, kidneys, eyes, blood vessels, or other vital organs. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with the ncidence of hypertension n housewives n Andoolo Utama Village, South Konawe Regency. The research design used was observational with a cross sectional design, with a population of all housewives n Andoolo Utama Village, South Konawe Regency, amounting to 508 people. The sample size n this study amounted to 84 people obtained using a simple random sampling method. Based on the results of the study, t was concluded that, of the four variables studied using the Chi-Square test had a relationship with the ncidence of hypertension n housewives n Andoolo Utama Village, South Konawe Regency, namely diet, the results obtained P-value = 0.017, cholesterol levels obtained P- value = 0.021, stress obtained P-value = 0.015, and physical activity obtained p-value = 0.027 all (P 0.05) which means there s a relationship with the ncidence of hypertension n housewives n Andoolo Utama Village, South Konawe Regency. Based on the data, t s recommended to housewives the mportance of maintaining an optimal healthy lifestyle and checking blood pressure regularly