Latar Belakang : Hipertensi merupakan penyakit yang berbahaya hingga mendapakan julukan the silent killer. Istilah ini mencerminkan sifat tekanan darah tinggi yang seringkali tidak menimbulkan gejala yang jelas, tetapi dapat meningkatkan risiko serius jika tidak diatasi dengan tepat. Hipertensi dapat dikendalikan dengan terapi non farmakologis, dimana salah satunya adalah dengan pengetahuan dan self care management yang baik agar mampu mencegah terjadinya komplikasi.. Tujuan Penelitian : Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada hubungan pengetahuan hipertensi dengan self care management pada penderita hipertensi di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kediri I Tabanan. Metode : penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif korelatif dengan rancangan croos sectional, dengan jumlah sampel 372 orang. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan kemudian dianalisa menggunakan uji non parametric Spearman’s Rho. Hasil : Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan dan positif antara tingkat pengetahuan hipertensi dengan self care management (p-value 0,001; r =0.624**).. Kesimpulan : Semakin tinggi pengetahuan hipertensi, maka semakin baik pula prilaku self care management Kata Kunci: Hipertensi, pengetahuan, Self Care Management

Background: Hypertension is a dangerous disease which is usually called as the silent killer. This term shows high blood pressure which often does not cause obvious symptoms, but it can increase serious risks if does not treat appropriately. Hypertension can be controlled with non-pharmacological therapy, one of them is knowledge and good self-care management in order to prevent its complications. Purpose : To determine the correlation between knowledge about hypertension and self care management on patients with hypertension in the working area of Public Health Center Kediri I Tabanan. Method: This study employed descriptive design with cross sectional approach. There were 372 respondents recruited as the samples. The data were collected by using questionnaires and were analyzed by using non parametric Spearman’s Rho test. Findings: There is significant correlation between knowledge level on hypertension and self care management (p-value 0,001; r =0.624**) Conclusion: The higher knowledge about hypertension, the better self care management Keywords: Hypertension, Knowledge, Self Care Management