The Relationship between Knowledge and Compliance Level of Hypertension Patients on taking their medication at Ciomas Public Health Center and Padarincang Public Health Center Serang
Ratu Eka Anggraeni(a) Yardi Saibi(b) Suci Ahda Novitri(c)

Faculty of Health and Science, Syarif Hidayatullah State University, Jalan Kertamukti No.5 Pisangan, Ciputat, South Tangerang.

Abstract

Hypertension is a disease in which a person experiences an increase in diastolic (&#8805-90 mmHg) and systolic (&#8805-140 mmHg) blood pressure. Treatment of hypertension is a long-term therapy, the parameters to achieve therapeutic success is patient compliance in taking medication and patient knowledge of the disease and its treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine how the relationship between the level of knowledge and adherence to medication for hypertension patients at the Ciomas Public Health Center and Padarincang Public Health Center Serang. The research design used is quantitative research using a cross-sectional approach. Respondents were taken using the total sampling method for one month as many as 106 people who met the inclusion criteria. Knowledge level was measured using the Hypertension Knowledge Level Scale (HK-LS) questionnaire and the respondent level of medication adherence was measured using the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) questionnaire. Data were processed using SPSS 26.0 and analyzed through frequency distribution analysis (univariate) and Chi-square test (bivariate). Based on the results of the measurement of the level of knowledge, 72 respondents (67.96%) have a high level of knowledge and 34 respondents (32.1%) have a low level of knowledge. Measuring the level of adherence to taking medication, as many as 60 respondents (56.6%) were obedient and 46 respondents (43.4%) were not. Based on Chi Square analysis, p value <0.05 which means that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of compliance.

Keywords: Hypertension- Knowledge level- Compliance level- National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) questionnaire- Hypertension Knowledge Level Scale (HK-LS).

Topic: Clinical Pharmacy