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Permasalahan dan Faktor Risiko yang Berhubungan dengan Terjadinya Hipertensi di Kabupaten Bogor Prov. Jawa Barat
Background: At this time hypertension has been showed a sustained, consistent and independent of heart disease in the leading cause of death. This study aimed to identify the problems and risk factors associated with hypertension in Bogor regency, West Java Province.
Methods: The study was a secondary data analysis Riskesdas 2007 with a cross-sectional design and qualitative study. The respondents of this study were 15-60 years age group a total of 2.785 person. The multivariate logistic regression and qualitative analysis were used for analysis.
Results: Statistical models showed that risk factors associated with the occurrence of hypertension in Bogor district needs to focus on health behavior e.g enough physical activity, not smoking, reducing fat diet, maintaining ideal body weight and central obesity. Qualitative results showed a lack of knowledge about the causes of hypertension, symptom of hypertension, how to detect hypertension and the treatment of hypertension that needs to takes a long time and continuously. This time the program of non-communicable diseases has not been a priority, so the activities and the availability of antihypertensive drugs in health facilities inadequate.
Conclusion: Modifying lifestyle to reduce the risk of increased body weight and abdominal circumference, is an important role in preventing the occurrence of hypertension in Bogor district. Healthy Behaviors promotion have to raise awareness of risk factors for hypertension.
Keyword : Hypertension, Risk Factors, Intervention, Bogor district
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