HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUN, SIKAP DAN TINDAKAN DENGAN DIET RENDAH GARAM PADA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA BLUD UPTD PUSKESMAS BENU-BENUA KOTA KENDARI TAHUN 2023

Abstrak

Background: Hypertension, which usually shows no symptoms, is a condition when blood pressure shows something that is not normal, namely increasing. This abnormality causes various risks of disease, such as heart failure, kidney damage, stroke, aneurysm. Objective: To see whether knowledge, attitudes & actions have a relationship with a low salt diet in hypertension sufferers in the working area of ​​the BLUD UPTD Benu-Benua Health Center Kendari City in 2023. Method: Using quantitative research where cross sectional studies are the approach. The sample was taken using a random sampling technique to obtain a sample of 72 respondents. Results: After conducting research, the results obtained were that the p-value of knowledge was (0.000), p-value of attitude (0.000), p-value of action (0.001), with a low salt diet in hypertension sufferers at the research location. Conclusion: There is a relationship between knowledge, attitudes & actions and a low salt diet in hypertension sufferers in the working area of ​​the BLUD UPTD Benu-Benua Health Center, Kendari City in 2023.

Kata kunci

• Action
• Attitude
• Hypertension
• knowledge
• low salt diet