characteristics of patients of gout arthritis in the work area of tumori village west gunungsitoli village in 2021

Mei Frans Syah Putra Harapan Hati Hulu

Jurnal EduHealth
Vol. 13 No. 01 (2022): Jurnal EduHealth, April - September 2022

Gout arthritis is a metabolic disease caused by excess levels of uric acid compounds in the body, either due to excess production, insufficient elimination, or increased purine intake. Method: This type of research is descriptive with a total sampling technique of sampling, the number of samples is 40 people. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire which was distributed to respondents who suffered from Gout Arthritis. Results: The results showed that there were more patients with Gout Arthritis in the 56-65 years age group (35.0%). The majority of Gout Arthritis sufferers are female (70.0 %). Most patients with Gout Arthritis have a junior high school education/equivalent (32.5%). Patients with Gout Arthritis who have a history of family/genetic disease (65.0%).