RISK FACTORS FOR PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT HYPERTENSION IN THE WORK AREA OF MENDAHARA HEALTH CENTER, TANJUNG JABUNG TIMUR DISTRICT- JAMBI PROVINCE

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 showed that around 1.13 billion people in the world have hypertension, meaning that 1 in 3 people in the world are diagnosed with hypertension. The number of people with hypertension continues to increase every year, it is estimated that by 2025 there will be 1.5 billion people affected by hypertension, and it is estimated that each year 9.4 million people die from hypertension and its complications. Measurement of blood pressure in children and adolescents is needed to detect whether there is a tendency for hypertension in children and adolescents. The management of hypertension in children and adolescents can reduce the prevalence of hypertension in adulthood. This study aims to analyze risk factors with the incidence of hypertension in adolescents in the Work Area of the Mendahara Public Health Center, Tanjung Jabung Timur District at Jambi Province.

This study used a quantitative approach with a survey research type with a cross sectional design with a total of 117 adolescents in the working area of the Mendahara Public Health Center, aged 13-18 years. Sampling technique with accidental. Data collection used a questionnaire. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between sex, smoking behavior and sleep patterns with adolescent hypertension in the work area of the Mendahara Public Health Center, TanjabtimDistrict (p<0.05)become a reference for Mendahara Public Health Center to detect the risk of hypertension early in adolescents.

Keywords:hypertension, sex, smoking, sleep patterns, adolescent