Factors Related to the Incidence of Hypertension in the Working Area of the Tumin Health Post, Bobometo Village, Oe-Silo District, Oe-Cusse Regency, Timor-Leste

Hypertension is defined by the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC) as a pressure higher than 140/90 mmHg and is classified according to its severity, ranging from high normal blood pressure (BP) to malignant hypertension. This condition is categorized as primary/essential (almost 90% of all cases) or secondary, occurring as a result of a recognizable and often correctable pathological condition (Doenges, Moorhouse & Geissler, 2012). This study uses a Cross-Sectional Study approach, namely researchers conduct measurements or research at one time. Researchers use a Cross-Sectional Study design because researchers intend to identify whether or not there is a relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable in one measurement using a questionnaire measuring instrument. Based on the results of statistical tests, alcohol consumption obtained a p-value of 0.0317 (˂0.5), and smoking habits obtained a p-value of 0.0307 (˂0.5). With statistical test results of less than 0.05, it can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between alcohol consumption and smoking habits with the incidence of hypertension.