The Influence of Family History, Obesity and Psychosocial Stress on the Incidence of Hypertension in Women of Childbearing Age in the Working Area of Puskesmas Pembangunan, Garut Regency

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the most common risk factors for death in the world. Ischemic heart disease and stroke are often caused by hypertension. Grups of diaseases such  hypertension, heart diabetes, stroke, and cancer account for 73% pf deaths in Indonesia. In 2022 the number of people suffering from hypertension is ranked 10th and hypertension in the first row in the Garut Regency Development Health Center Area. This study aims to identify the relationship between the incidence of hypertension obesity, and psychososial stress, in women of childbearing age in the area of Garut Regency Development Health Center. This study used observational analytic with case control study and retrospective design. All women in the working area of Garut Regency Development Health Center subjectsof this study. In this study, the respondent sample consisted of 68 people who were considered as the case group and 68 people who were considered as the control group. All respondents were taken through consecutive sampling technique. Univariate, with chi square test were used to analyze the data. The results showed that obesity had the greatest influence on the incidence of hypertension in the working area of Garut Regency Development Health Center, with p=0,003 (OR-2,95 CI 95% 1,438 6,058) and psychososial stress p=0,008 (OR-2,95 CI 95% 1,438 6,058). Family history did not affect the incidence of hypertension; however, obesity was the most dominant factor affecting the childbearing age with OR=2,95 (p<0,05), health workers at Garut Regency Development Health Center are advised to provide adequate information about hypertension to the community so that they can avoid hypertension by routinely controlling their blood pressure, following a healthy diet and lifestyle, and exercising regularly.