Knowledge About Hypertension and Its Treatment Among Patients and Lay Health Workers in the Posyandu Lansia

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10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_25How to use a DOI?

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Knowledge; Hypertension; Lay Health Workers; Posyandu Lansia

Abstract

The size of the elderly population continues to increase. In Indonesia, hypertension often occurs in the elderly. Knowledge about hypertension plays a vital role in hypertension control. Posyandu lansia (Integrated Health Service Post for the Elderly) is a community program involving the active participation of lay health workers. This study assessed patients’ and lay health workers’ knowledge about hypertension and its treatment in a rural village in Yogyakarta province. The associations between patients’ knowledge and their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were also studied. A cross-sectional survey of 154 patients and 12 lay health workers was conducted between February and April 2020. The questionnaire gathered information about the patients’ sociodemographic data (age, sex, education level, occupation), clinical condition, and participation in posyandu lansia. Eighteen items of the Hypertension Knowledge Level Scale questionnaire were used to examine patients’ knowledge. Ninety of 154 (58.4%) patients had good hypertension knowledge. The mean hypertension knowledge score was 12.97 ± 4.08 out of 18 points. Similarly, 58.3% of lay health workers were categorized as having good knowledge. The percentage with good knowledge did not differ significantly between patients who were members of posyandu lansia (59.1%) and those who were not members (58%) (p = 0.787). A higher education level was associated with excellent patient knowledge (p = 0.035). This study shows that a considerable percentage of patients who are members and nonmembers of posyandu lansia have poor hypertension knowledge. A low education level was strongly associated with poor hypertension knowledge.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nida Zahrotun Nazihah
AU  - Riana Rahmawati
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/19
TI  - Knowledge About Hypertension and Its Treatment Among Patients and Lay Health Workers in the Posyandu Lansia
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCvD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 215
EP  - 229
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_25
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_25
ID  - Nazihah2022
ER  -