Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Tentang Hipertensi dengan Kepatuhan Berobat Pada Pasien Hipertensi di UPTD Puskesmas Kuta Utara Ni Made Desi Puspitasari Fakultas Kesehatan Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi Dan Kesehatan Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Hipertensi merupakan penyebab kematian tertinggi di Dunia. Hipertensi yang tidak ditangani menyebabkan komplikasi seperti stroke dan penyakit jantung. Komplikasi ini dapat dicegah dengan pengetahuan yang memadai dan patuh terhadap pengobatan. Tujuan Penelitian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan tentang hipertensi dengan kepatuhan berobat. Metode. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif dengan pendekatan crossectional. Sample berjumlah 136 penderita hipertensi, digunakan sebagai sample yang direkrut dengan teknik consecutive sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan dianalisis dengan teknik korelasi non parametris Spearman’s Rho. Hasil. Tingkat pengetahuan tentang hipertensi baik dan patuh berobat yaitu 118 responden (86.8%) dan yang memiliki tingkat pengetahuan buruk dengan tidak patuh berobat yaitu 18 responden (13.2%). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat pengetahuan tentang hipertensi dengan kepatuhan berobat. Kesimpulan. Semakin baik tingkat pengetahuan maka semakin patuh terhadap pengobatan. Kepatuhan berobat pasien sangat ditentukan oleh tingkat pengetahuan yang memadai. Pihak Puskesmas disarankan memberi edukasi agar pasien hipertensi patuh dalam pengobatan. Kata Kunci: Hipertensi, Tingkat pengetahuan, Kepatuhan berobat.

The Correlation Between Knowledge Level about Hypertension and Medication Compliance on Patients with Hypertension in the Working Area of Public Health Center North Kuta Ni Made Desi Puspitasari Faculty of Health Bachelor of Nursing Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background. Hypertension is the highest cause of death in the world. If the hypertension does not manage well, it can cause complications such as stroke or heart diseases. These complications can be prevented by having a good knowledge and compliance in medication. Purpose. To determine the correlation between knowledge level about hypertension and medication compliance. Method. This research employed descriptive design with cross sectional approach. There were 136 patients with hypertension recruited as the samples which were chosen by using consecutive sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaire and the data were analyzed by using non parametric Spearman’s Rho. Findings. The result of the data showed that 118 respondents (86.8%) had good knowledge level and were compliance in medication. There were 18 respondents (13.2%) had bad knowledge level and were not compliance in medication. The result showed that there was significant correlation between knowledge level about hypertension and medication compliance. Conclusion. The better knowledge level the better compliance in medication. The compliance in medication is determined by sufficient knowledge level of the patients. The health workers are expected to give education to the patients with hypertension to have medication compliance. Keywords: Hypertension, Knowledge Level, Medicine Compliance