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Hypertensi dan Faktor-faktor Risikonya di Indonesia

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This study describes the hypertension rate in Indonesia in 2007 and its related factors. The data was obtained from RISKESDAS (Riset Kesehatan Dasar/Basic Health Research) 2007 which included questions of individual, social and physical health of respondents aged 15 years and more during the data collection. Statistical method used was cross tabulation and un-pair t-test.

The result showed that totally 36.3% males and 35 8% females suffered from hypertension. High hypertension rates were found at Gorontalo, East Java, Central Java, Bangka Belitung and West Java provinces. Hypertension began at early aged, those aged 15-18 years, 6. 5% boys and 12.8% girls suffered from hypertension. Being head of the family, low education and not working was related to a higher rate for hypertension. Those with no education have the highest hypertension rate, i.e.: 61.4% among females and 49.0% among males. Pregnant women have lower hypertension rate as compared to non-pregnant women. Those who were unemployed had the high estrate for hypertension (42.4%). Hypertension rate among farmers was higher as compare to fisher-men (42.3% vs 21 8%). Those that suffer from heart disease, Diabetes Mellitus and stroke had a significantly higher hypertension rate than those who were not. Those that smoked or chew tobacco in the past one month has a higher hypertension rate than those who were not smoking or tobacco chewing. The majority of the smokers were heavy smokers.

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Buletin Penelitian Sistem Kesehatan, 13(2):123-131

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Surabaya : Puslitbang Yantekkes, Badan Litbang Kesehatan., 2010

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1410-2935

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hypertension
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