PENGARUH KONSELING TERHADAP PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DALAM PENGENDALIAN HIPERTENSI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS ANAK AIR PADANG 2017

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Based on WHO data in the year (2014), there are about 600 million people with hypertension
worldwide. In the City Health Service report 2016, obtained from 22 health centers in the city
of Padang. Anak Air Public Health is the highest health center visited by hypertension
patients. The number of hypertensive patients in the Working Area of Anak Air Public Health
is 475 people. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of health promotion by
counseling method to increase knowledge of hypertensive patients in controlling hypertension
disease in Batipuh Panjang Village Working Area Puskesmas Anak Air Padang Year 2017.
This type of research is quasi experiment with one group pretest-posttest design design in
Batipuh Panjang Village Working Area of Anak Air Public Health using simple random
sampling technique. The sample size is 36 respondents. Data collection using questionnaires
with guided interviews. Then the data is processed using wilcoxon test. Based on statistical test
there is influence of counseling to increase knowledge of hypertension patient in hypertension
disease control with value of p <0,05.
Based on the results obtained, it is expected to health workers to improve health promotion in
the form of counseling and services in providing information to the community about
hypertension.
Keywords: counseling, knowledge, hypertension