Article,
The Effect of Cucumber Juice on Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients in the West Pauh Community, Pariaman Health Center Working Area in 2021
Central Asian Journal of Medical and Natural Science, 2 (6): 321-329 (December 2021)
Abstract
According to World Health Organization/WHO (2019) cases of hypertension effect 22% of the world's population. In Indonesia, the number of cases of hy-pertension reached 67%. The prevalence of hypertension in West Sumatra amounted to 25.1% in Pariaman City cases of hypertension as many as 291 peo-ple. The highest case is West Village with a number of hypertension of 78 peo-ple. The purpose of this study is to influence the provision of cucumber juice on blood pressure in people with hypertension in the Western Pauh Com-munity of the Pariaman Health Center Working Area in 2021, the treatment is more effective to lower blood pressure in people with hypertension in Pauh Barat Village. Pariaman Health Center Working Area in 2021. Research using a quasi-experimental design with post-test only control group design, This study has been conducted on August 1-31 in West Village in 2021, Sampling is done with accidental sampling techniques with the number of samples 18 (control) and 18 (treatment). Data collection tools are done using observation sheets filled by researchers, and data processing is done in a computerized system. Based on the results of the research obtained that. There were differences between the treatment group for changes in blood pressure but the treatment group was more effective at lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension in Pauh Barat Village. It is expected that the results of this study provide information to the public about cucumbers for blood pressure management for people with hypertension.
