Sociodemographic Characteristics of Hypertension Patients in The Coastal Area of Maitara Island

Abstract

Hypertension is becoming one of the threats to the global health world as it can lead to some serious diseases that threaten the quality of life of the victims even their lives. In 2018 Tidore City of the Islands registered 754 cases of hypertension (23,59%). Hypertension cases of North Tidore District of Maitara Island registered in 2021 as many as 60 patients diagnosed with high blood pressure, in 2022 registered as much as 77 patients with diagnosed hypertensive disease, and in 2023 from January-November registered 80 patients who have diagnosed hypertense disease. This research uses descriptive research with a cross sectional approach. The data used in this study is primary data obtained from the questionnaire. The social demographic characteristics of people suffering from hypertension in the coastal area of the island of Maitara based on the majority of degrees are at the last age 28.7% of patients obtained hypertensive, the highest sex is among women with a total of 73.8% of patients with hypertensive, obesity obtaining the most is grade 1 Obesity with the total of 38.8% of people with high blood pressure,  job obtains the most i.e. not working with the number of 78.3% of people who have high pressure, cigarette consumption the most obtained i. e. not smoking with the amount of 68.8% of the patients with hypertensious, salt intake most obts among subjects with the proportion of 72.5% of the people with hipertension, and descendants obtain the most history of hypertonic as 58.8% hypertensious patients.