EVALUATION OF "COUNTING ON HYPERTENSION PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT" AND MOOD DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIHYPERTENSION BEVERAGES & MORINGE TEA FOR IMMUNITY" IN MACCINI BAJI VILLAGE, TAKALAR DISTRICT: EVALUATION OF "COUNTING ON HYPERTENSION PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT" AND MOOD DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIHYPERTENSION BEVERAGES & MORINGE TEA FOR IMMUNITY" IN MACCINI BAJI VILLAGE, TAKALAR DISTRICT

Yusma Indah Jayadi (Concentration of Public Health Nutrition, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar)
Hasbi Ibrahim (UIN Alauddin Makassar)
Yudi Adnan (UIN Alauddin Makassar)
Asmaul Husnah (UIN Alauddin Makassar)
Nursyifah Syukur (UIN Alauddin Makassar)

Homes Journal: Hospital Management Studies Journal
Vol 4 No 2 (2023): Homes Journal: June

Takalar Regency in 2017 the number of hypertension sufferers was 2969 (80%) with 927 men (28%) and 1769 women (61%). Hypertension can be defined as persistently high blood pressure where systolic blood pressure is above 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure is above 90 mmHg. Moringa is one of the assets in Maccini Baji Hamlet. It is known that the Moringa plant contains all the nutrients needed to balance blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate education related to the prevention and management of hypertension as well as to foster the atmosphere of antihypertensive drinks from Moringa leaves using a questionnaire instrument to measure knowledge, attitudes, and actions after the intervention. The results of the study proved the effect of the boiled water of Moringa leaves on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. The Wilcoxon Statistical Test was carried out at a significance level of α (0.05) with a (p) value of 0.000, so it can be said that there was a significant change between the Moringa leaf decoction and changes in blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Based on the analysis of the Friedmen test, it showed a significant value of 0.000 (p <0.05) so that it can be concluded that there was an increase before and after three months of counseling on prevention and control of hypertension.