SOSIALISASI PEMERIKSAAN TEKANAN DARAH DAN GDS

Abstract

Hypertension, the term for high blood pressure, is what increases the risk of heart disease, brain, kidneys, and other conditions, these conditions are categorized as serious medical. This disease is one of the factors causing premature death worldwide, based on analysis of more than 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women and more than one billion people who suffer from hypertension. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance due to inadequate insulin production or ineffective insulin use. One way to stabilize blood glucose is by doing DM foot exercises. Hypertension and DM can also be prevented by consuming herbal drinks. This community service aims to measure the level of awareness and knowledge of the RT.03 RW.02 community about hypertension and DM and how to prevent it. The methods used to overcome the problems that occur above have been described in the background of the problem. Therefore, in this community service activity, health education is carried out using direct practice methods (hypertension massage and DM foot exercises), video media, providing herbal drinks, and lectures. Pre-tests and post-tests are carried out to measure the level of community knowledge before and after the intervention is given. Of the 61 participants who filled out the posttest questionnaire, there were 2 participants (3.9%) with moderate knowledge and 59 respondents (96.1%) with good knowledge, with the lowest score of 6 and the highest score of 10. The posttest results were 96.1%. Thus, it can be concluded that the counseling activity succeeded in increasing the community's understanding of knowledge about hypertension and diabetes. In this activity, it was found that there was an effect before and after being given hypertension massage intervention, diabetes foot exercises, and giving herbal drinks on blood pressure and blood sugar in the body. Therefore, prevention of hypertension and DM can be done by implementing the interventions that have been given