Research Article
Hypertension risk factors among patients visiting Community Health Centre 1 in South Denpasar
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301999, author={N P D Witari and A A G Y Kusuma and W Semadha}, title={Hypertension risk factors among patients visiting Community Health Centre 1 in South Denpasar}, proceedings={The Proceedings of the 1st Seminar The Emerging of Novel Corona Virus, nCov 2020, 11-12 February 2020, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={NCOV}, year={2020}, month={11}, keywords={hypertension community health}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301999} }- N P D Witari
A A G Y Kusuma
W Semadha
Year: 2020
Hypertension risk factors among patients visiting Community Health Centre 1 in South Denpasar
NCOV
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-2-2020.2301999
Abstract
Hypertension becomes an alarming problem in almost all parts of the world, especially developing countries like Indonesia. This study describes risk factors associated with hypertension in patients who visited public health center I South Denpasar. Case control study was used as research design by using 84 samples (42 cases: 42 control). Data were collected through interviews with a questionnaire of IPAQ, food recall and physical examination of blood pressure. Sampling technique was using consecutive sampling. Multivariate analysis indicated an adjusted odds ratio as follows: salt intake≥ 6 grams of salt per day (OR: 4,718; 95% CI: 1,6248-13,707), family history of hypertension (OR: 4,156; 95% CI: 1,487-11,612) and physical activity (OR; 4,143 95% CI: 1,486-11,551). While the independent variables that are not proven as risk factors for hypertension are gender (OR: 0.817; 95% CI: 0.338-1.974) and age (OR: 1,370; 95% CI: 0,259-7,249). The results of this study was expected to be an input for public health center I South Denpasar that promotive and preventive programs of disease is needed to reduce the occurrence of hypertension in the work area of public health center I South Denpasar