AbdimasMu UMTAS: Journal of Community Service
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024): AbdimasMu UMTAS: Journal Of Community Service

Increasing Knowledge About Hypertension Through Health Education in Nagog Hamlet, Kutaagung Village

Firdaus, Aef Ridwa (Unknown)
Rahayu, Asri (Unknown)
Nopianto, Dera Trisna (Unknown)
AM, Deratih Fauzy (Unknown)
Sutarman, Frisilla Dwi (Unknown)
Putri Wardani, Jihan Nabilah (Unknown)
Ardianto, Mughty (Unknown)
Nuraeni, Neng Melly (Unknown)
Selvia, Popi (Unknown)
Putri Krisnadi, Sri Nur Rizki (Unknown)
Andriana Pratama, Widy (Unknown)
Falah, Miftahul (Unknown)
Ghazali, Puspa Liza (Unknown)
Pratiwi, Anggia Suci (Unknown)
Hendrawan, Budi (Unknown)
Mujiarto, Mujiarto (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Mar 2025

Abstract

The high cases of hypertension are a problem in Indonesia, including in Nagog Hamlet. This hypertension usually affects older people. Hypertension in the long term can cause various complications such as strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, and can even cause death. Even though there are many effective medicines available for controlling hypertension but they are still not good, therefore health education is very important to do to increase public knowledge about hypertension prevention. Health Education was carried out involving Umtas Thematic KKN students from 25 August to 03 September 2021 in Nagog Hamlet. The purpose of this research is to provide knowledge about hypertension to the people of Dusun Nagog so that they know about hypertension prevention. The method used in this study was blood pressure checks, health education followed by questions and answers and discussions with 30 respondents. By giving counseling, the respondent gets learning which results in a change from those who did not know before to know and those who did not understand to understand.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

abdimasmu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Public Health Other

Description

The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services. Jurnal Abdimas Umtas particularly focuses on the main problems in the development of the sciences of community services areas as ...