A Cross Sectional Study of Determinants of Hypertension in Batu City, Indonesia

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10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.025How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Hypertension, Cross-sectional, Comb health center

Abstract

One of the public health centers (PHC) which has increased hypertension cases was the Sisir PHC. This study aimed to determine the determinants of hypertension at Sisir PHC, Batu City. The study used a cross-sectional design. Consecutive sampling techniques were used, with inclusion criteria was the resident of the Sisir PHC area and understanding Indonesian. The instruments were patient medical record documents and questionnaires. The dependent variable was hypertension. Independent variables were age, gender, education, history of hypertension, work, length of work, and sleep quality. Data analysis using the Chi-square test. 87 samples, 33 (37.9%) of respondents suffered from hypertension, 18 (20.7%) was aged 30-34 years, 58 (66.7%) was female, 31 (35.6%) was senior high school, 22 (25.3%) was Civil servants, 33 (37.9%) was, and 27 (31.0%) have good sleeping quality. Bivariate analysis showed an association between hypertension and gender p = 1,000 (1 PR 95% CI 0.565-1,769), education p = 0.160 (PR 1.474 95% CI 0.870 - 2,497), history of hypertension p = 0.717 (PR 1.111 95%CI 0.632-1.952), occupation p = 0.677 (PR 1,137 95% CI 0.616-2.099), length of work p = 0.003 (PR 2,221 95% CI 1,297- 3,802), and sleep quality p = 0.143 (PR 1,625 95% CI 0.903-2925). There is a significant relationship between age and duration of work with the incidence of hypertension. Researchers suggested doing an effort to control hypertension by improving lifestyle and strengthening regulations about the length of working hours for employees.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Anugraini Pusparina
AU  - Lucky Radita Alma
AU  - Siti Nurrochmah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/12/04
TI  - A Cross Sectional Study of Determinants of Hypertension in Batu City, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Meeting on Public Health and Sports (ISMOPHS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 133
EP  - 138
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.025
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.201203.025
ID  - Pusparina2020
ER  -