The Relation between Knowledge, Stress and Salt Consumption with Incidence of Hypertension in Elderly Woman Out Patients in General Hospital of Bahteramas Southeast Sulwesi Province

Hypertension is often referred to as a dark killer (Silent Killer), because it includes a deadly disease without accompanied by its symptoms first as a warning to the victim. Various factors associated with hypertension in the elderly such as knowledge, stress and salt consumption. Prevalensi national intake in the age group >60 years reached 29%. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge, stress and salt intake with the incidence of hypertension in elderly women outpatient at Bahteramas General Hospital Southeast Sulawesi Province. The type of this research is quantitative research using Cross Sectional Study design. The population in this study were all elderly women who checked themselves in the Internal Disease Polyclinic of Bahteramas General Hospital of Southeast Sulawesi Province. The sample in this study are some elderly women who checked themselves in the room of Internal Medicine Polyclinics at Bahteramas General Hospital of Southeast Sulawesi Province with a total sample of 56 people. The results showed that knowledge (p-value = 0.000), stress (p-value = 0.000) and salt intake (p-value = 0.012) was associated with the incidence of hypertension incidence in elderly women in public hospitals outpatient Bahteramas Southeast Sulawesi Province. Therefore it is necessary to increase knowledge through counseling about hypertension along with stress risk and excess salt intake.