Hypertension is a disease that has a high prevalence rate. Hypertension can be
stabilized by adopting a healthy lifestyle and using antihypertensive drugs. The use
of antihypertensive drugs requires compliance so that hypertension can be
controlled. Patient compliance in carrying out treatment must be maintained in the
long term, therefore patients must have good knowledge and positive attitudes
towards hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship
between attitudes and knowledge of hypertensive patients on adherence to the use
of antihypertensive drugs at Purwodadi Islamic Hospital.
This study uses the census method with a cross sectional design. This design is
used to examine an event at the same time or at one time. The sampling technique
in this study used the census method. The research instrument used was a
questionnaire. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate analysis.
From the univariate analysis, it was found that 65% of respondents had a good
attitude, 70% of respondents had a good level of knowledge, and 55% of
respondents had high adherence to taking antihypertensive drugs. In bivariate
analysis with Chi Square statistic < 0.05, the results showed that there was a
relationship between attitudes and adherence to taking antihypertensive drugs (p
value = 0.005), and there was a relationship between the level of knowledge and
adherence to taking antihypertensive drugs at Purwodadi Islamic Hospital (p value =
0.021).
Keywords: hypertension, knowledge, attitude, compliance, antihypertensive