Abstract
Indonesia will experience a very rapid increase in the elderly population until 2045. Physiologically, the elderly will experience a lack of fluids so that the body is more susceptible to dehydration so that knowledge and awareness of the elderly about the benefits of water for the body, the health risks due to dehydration and increasing the participation of the elderly in self assessment Urine Self Check (PURI) in the elderly in Tanjung Karang Pusat District, Bandar Lampung City. The purpose of service community was the changes of the behavior of drinking water and the Urine Self Check (PURI) method so that the body is healthy. The activity was carried out with a target of 52 people who joined the Elderly School in Tanjung Karang Pusat District, Bandar Lampung City. The solutions offered are health education about hydration for the elderly and the practice of self-examination of urine (PURI) using urine charts. The results obtained, before education is carried out, the knowledge of the elderly is obtained as a median of 40 with a minimum value of 20 and a maximum of 80 and after education, a median value of 90 is obtained with a minimum value of 60 and a maximum of 100. From the Wilcoxon analysis results, there is a significant difference between knowledge before and after health education (p=0.001, α= 0.005).This activity needs to be carried out in a sustainable manner as an effort to maintain health in the elderly community in Tanjung Karang Pusat District, Bandar Lampung City.
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