Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is a public health issue as it is the most common cardiovascular disease worldwide. South Borneo is the province with the highest prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia. Compliance in using drugs for hypertension patients is important to control the patient’s blood pressure. Objective: This study analyzes factors affecting the compliance of hypertensive patients to their antihypertensive drugs in nine village coverage Puskesmas Serongga Kotabaru. Method: This study uses a descriptive-analytic and cross-sectional approach with 379 hypertension patients recorded in the data of Healthy Indonesia Program with Family Approach (PIS-PK) 2018 of Puskesmas Serongga Kotabaru as a sample with total sampling technique. The data was obtained based on questionnaire results and processed with Chi-Square Test using SPSS version 18. Results and discussion: The result of this study, 237 respondents were adults (62.5%), 216 respondents were female (57.0%) and 115 respondents came from Tegalrejo village (30.3%). A total of 257 respondents had a second degree of hypertension (67.8%), and the majority of respondents had poor knowledge and compliance (75.2%; 80.2%). The degree of hypertension and knowledge has significant results (p=0.000, OR 5.125 CI 95% 3.0-8.757; p=0.000 OR 46.23 CI 95% 22.494-95.030). There was no significant effect on age and gender factors (p=0.104, OR 1.571 CI 95% 0.909-2.717; p=0.846, OR 1.052 CI 95% 0.632-1.750). Conclusion: In conclusion, the grade of hypertension and knowledge affects the compliance of the consumption of the anti-hypertensive drug but there is no significant effect between gender and age on the compliance of the consumption of the anti-hypertensive drug.

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