Journal of Community Service for Health
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2021)

Low Salt Diet Counseling as an Effort to Increase Knowledge of Hypertension Patients

Ani Sutriningsih (Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University)
Pertiwi Perwiraningtyas (Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University)
Wahyu Dini Metrikayanto (Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Nov 2021

Abstract

The prevalence of hypertension has increased throughout the year. Hypertension spreads widely because of the lack of knowledge and a healthy lifestyle. People's lifestyle which is more practical has an impact on the implementation of inappropriate hypertension diets and triggers various diseases. Based on this phenomenon, it is necessary to increase public knowledge about hypertension diets. The purpose of this activity was to provide counseling about a low-salt diet as an effort to increase knowledge of hypertension patients. The method was done by giving counseling about low salt diet through lectures to 30 hypertension patients who were routinely monitored at the Panti Rahayu Clinic. The pre test showed that almost all of the hypertension patients (80%) were in the poor category of knowledge. The post test showed that after being given counseling the knowledge of hypertension patients increased almost half (46%) were in the good category. Knowledge of hypertension patients increased after getting information through counseling activities about a low salt diet. Suggestions for clinics are expected to hold regular and periodic health education or promotion programs to provide information so as to increase the knowledge of hypertension patients

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Journal Info

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jcsh

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Education Health Professions Nursing Public Health Other

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Journal of Community Services for Health (JCSH) published by STIKes Patria Husada Blitar. JCSH is Published semi-annually (May and November). JCSH only receive original manuscripts related to community service and have not been published in domestic or foreign journals. The content of the ...