The Relationship Between Knowledge and Long Suffering from Hypertension with Low-Salt Diet Control for Hypertension Patients at the Antang Makassar Health Centre

Abstract

Hypertension at a young age should not be underestimated because of its increasing prevalence so it is necessary to do prevention early, especially related to low-salt diet control. Public knowledge about a low-salt diet to lower blood pressure is still minimal even though a low-salt diet is very necessary because high salt intake can be detrimental to health, especially in the cardiovascular system. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to know the relationship between knowledge and duration of suffering from hypertension with low-salt diet control in patients with hypertension in the Working Area of Antang Health Center Makassar City. This study used quantitative research methods with a cross sectional study research design. Sampling using purposive sampling with the number of samples obtained as many as 50 respondents. Data were collected using knowledge, long suffering, and low-salt diet control questionnaires. Data analysis using SPSS 24 with chi square statistical test found a relationship between knowledge of low-salt diet control with a value of ρ=0.001<α=0.05, and no relationship between the length of suffering from hypertension to low-salt diet control with a value of ρ=0.000<α=0.48. The conclusion in this study is that there is a relationship between knowledge and low-salt diet control in hypertensive patients and there is no relationship between long suffering from hypertension and low-salt diet control at Antang Health Center Makassar City. It is expected that people with hypertension can control a low-salt diet as one way to prevent an increase in blood pressure. For nurses, it is expected to provide information or health education about low-salt diet control in people with hypertension. Keywords: Hypertension, Knowledge, long suffering from hypertension, Low Salt Diet Control