Pengetahuan, Sikap, dan Praktik Terkait Hipertensi serta Asupan Natrium dan Kalium Penderita Hipertensi di Puskesmas Kuaro, Kabupaten Paser, Kalimantan Timur Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Hypertension, Sodium and Potassium Intakes in People with Hypertension in Puskesmas Kuaro, Paser Regency, East Kalimantan

Abstract

Hypertension is a condition in which systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg. The risk factors for hypertension are age, family history, consumption of salty foods, consumption of saturated fat, lack of physical activity, obesity, and use of birth control pills. This study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to hypertension, sodium and potassium intakes in people with hypertension. This analytic observational study used a cross sectional design. This research was conducted at Puskesmas Kuaro, Paser Regency from January to April 2022. The population in this study were 223 people with hypertension. The respondents were 67 people selected using the purposive sampling method. Blood pressure was measured using a digital sphygmomanometer. Data regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to hypertension were collected through interviews using questionnaires. Data concerning sodium and potassium intakes were collected through interviews using the semi-quantitative FFQ. The data were analyzed descriptively. Most of the respondents had good knowledge (80.6%), sufficient attitude (53.7%), sufficient practice (64.2%), sufficient sodium intake (68.7%), and insufficient potassium intake (76.1%).