The Influence of Health Counseling on Patients' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Working Area of the Jongaya Makassar Puskesmas

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of health education on sufferers' knowledge about hypertension in the Jongaya Makassar Health Center Working Area. The method used in this research is an experimental method using a "one group pretest-posttest design". The aim is to determine the effect of health education on sufferers' knowledge about hypertension in the Jongaya Makassar Community Health Center Working Area. From the results of this study, it can be concluded that health education is very influential for hypertension sufferers because with health education, hypertension sufferers will better understand the disease they are suffering from and can take preventive measures to avoid more severe complications of the disease.