Relationship between Knowledge Level and Medication Compliance in Hypertension Patients at Plaju Health Center, Palembang City

Abstract

Hypertension does not give symptoms to sufferers does not mean it is not dangerous in the long term can cause complications, Complications of hypertension, such as stroke, heart problems, kidney failure, and even blindness, add to the urgency of handling this disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and compliance with taking medication in patients with hypertension. Cross-sectional research design was used in this study to collect independent and dependent variables simultaneously. The Chi-square test was used for statistical testing. This study used a sample of 94 people. In this review, based on the Chi-Square analysis test, the P-value = 0.001 <0.05 was obtained, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and compliance with taking medication in patients with hypertension at the Plaju Health Center, Palembang City.