The Effectiveness of Education Using the Guidebook Healthy Lifestyle to Overcome Hypertension on Changes in Knowledge and Lifestyles Women of Child-Bearing Age

Abstract

Risk factors for hypertension are becoming increasingly prevalent. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of education using the guidebook Healthy lifestyle to overcome hypertension on changes in knowledge and lifestyles women of child-bearing age in Pematangsiantar and Godean. This type of research is quasi experiment with pretest and posttest designs. The sample size in each group of research locations with purposive sampling amounted to 60 people to obtain knowledge and life style data from questionnaires, Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and physical activity sheets. The intervention was carried out by providing the guidebook healthy lifestyle to overcome hypertension. After more than 2 months, a pretest was done and a posttest was carried out in both groups. To find out the difference in the effectiveness of education using a guidebook in the case group and the control group at the two locations compared to knowledge and lifestyle before being given treatment and after treatment using the independent t test. The results of the analysis obtained all dietary variables and knowledge p value < 0.05 in both locations except for physical activity in Godean, p value > 0.05. Education is effective in increasing knowledge, can change the lifestyle for the better and can lower blood pressure in women of child-bearing age.