Latar Belakang: Hipertensi atau tekanan darah tinggi adalah suatu kondisi yang terjadi ketika tekanan di pembuluh darah terlalu tinggi. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi peningkatan tekanan darah atau terjadinya hipertensi adalah stres. Stres adalah kondisi tidak nyaman yang timbul akibat lingkungan sekitar. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui rata-rata tekanan darah dan perbedaan kejadian hipertensi berdasarkan tingkat stres di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas II Denpasar Barat. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional study komparatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah masyarakat yang berusia 19-59 tahun di Desa Pemecutan Kelod pada tanggal 6-27 September 2024 dengan jumlah sampel 385 responden yang diperoleh dengan teknik probability sampling tipe cluster random sampling. Instrument pada penelitian ini yaitu lembar data demografi responden, kuesioner DASS 42 dan sphygmomanometer. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan analisa univariat dan uji chi-square. Hasil: Total 385 responden didapatkan rata-rata tekanan darah sistolik 138 mmHg dan diastolik 87 mmHg. Mayoritas responden dengan tekanan darah normal/pre-hipertensi sebanyak 232 (60,3%) responden dan sebanyak 128 (33,2%) responden mengalami stres. Hasil p-value

Background. High blood pressure or hypertension is a condition that occurs when the pressure in the blood vessels is too high. One of the factors that affect an increase in blood pressure or the occurrence of hypertension is stress. Stress is an uncomfortable condition that arises due to the surrounding environment. Aim. To determine the average of blood pressure and the difference in the incidence of hypertension based on stress levels in the Working Area of Public Health Center II West Denpasar. Methods. This study employed comparative cross-sectional approach. The population in this study was people aged 19-59 years in Pemecutan Kelod Village and the research was conducted in September 6th-27th, 2024 with number of sample 385 respondents obtained by using cluster random sampling technique. The data were collected using the respondents’ demographic data sheets, DASS 42 questionnaires and sphygmomanometers. Further, the data analyzed using univariate analysis and Chi-square test. Finding. The findings showed that total of 385 respondents had an average systolic blood pressure of 138 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of 87 mmHg. The majority of respondents with normal/pre-hypertensive blood pressure were 232 respondents (60.3%) and 128 respondents (33.2%) experienced stress. The results of Chi-Square found that there was difference in the incidence of hypertension based on stress levels in the Working Area of Public Health Center II West Denpasar (p-value