Description:
Abstract. Hypertension is a major public health problem in Indonesia. We aimed
to determine any associations between hypertension and the following: gender,
age, education level and work status in order to inform hypertension treatment
and prevention programs. This study was conducted in Pantai Linuh Village,
Indonesia during August 2015. Each subject was asked to complete a questionnaire
asking about demographics and the desired study factors. Inclusion criteria
were being aged ≥ 18 years, being a resident of Pantai Linuh Village and being
willing to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria were not being registered
as a resident of Pantai Linuh Village and not being willing to participate. A total
of 300 subjects was determined as the minimum number of subjects needed for
the study. A total of 325 subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. One
hundred forty-three subjects were aged >45 years, 287 had a lower than high
school education level, 90 were unemployed and 88 had hypertension. We found
no significant association (p=0.981) between gender and hypertension. We found a
significant association between hypertension and age >45 years (p=0.000), having
a lower than high school education level (p=0.025) and being employed (p=0.000).
Hypertension interventions need to be developed and tested, targeting these at
risk groups in order to try to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with
hypertension in this study population.
Keywords: hypertension, gender, age, education, status of work