<![CDATA[Hypertension is a disease that is dangerous because it can lead to narrowing of the arteries until death occurs. The prevalence of hypertension during October 2015–February 2016, total of 259 cases in Puskesmas Tanah Kali Kedinding Surabaya. The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence of hypertension in residents of RT 05/RW 02 Tanah Kali Kedinding Surabaya. This research is a descriptive study with qualitative approach and design case studies. Total population taken a number of 125 families. The sampling method is purposive sampling as many as 95 respondents. The results showed that blood pressure are residents of RT 05/RW 02 Tanah Kali Kedinding of 150/90 mm Hg-170/80 mmHg (36.8%), have family history of hypertension (84.2%), lack of exercise (82.1%), smoking (66.3%), eating sweet foods (69.5%), salty foods (74.7%), fatty foods (71.6%), and good knowledge(68.4%). Conclusion of the study are residents of RT 05/RW 02 Tanah Kali Kedinding Surabaya have high blood pressure and eating sweet foods, salty, and fatty foods. The residents should preferably be a routine health check to healthcare.Keywords: Hypertension, Consumption, Knowledge]]>
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