Key result
CERDAS TENSI education improves elderly hypertension knowledge by ~16 percentage points.
Why the study?
Hypertension has a high prevalence in Indonesia and requires promotive and preventive efforts through health education to reduce serious complications.
Effect estimate: 16% improvement
Absolute Event Rate: 80% vs 64%
An interactive health education program successfully improved short-term knowledge of hypertension prevention and control among elderly community participants.
May support community education for elderly hypertension knowledge; leaves open effects on behaviors or outcomes in larger trials.
Hypertension is a non-communicable disease with a high prevalence in Indonesia (34.1%) and poses a risk of serious complications such as stroke, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease, thus requiring promotive and preventive efforts through health education. The “CERDAS TENSI” (Prevent and Control Hypertension) health education program was conducted on February 11, 2026, in Kedunggempol Village, Mojokerto Regency, targeting 25 elderly participants enrolled in the Prolanis program within the Modopuro Primary Health Center working area. The activities included a pre-test, interactive education on hypertension and healthy lifestyle practices, a question-and-answer session, a post-test, blood pressure and random blood glucose screening, as well as medical consultation. The evaluation results showed an increase in knowledge completeness from 64% to 80% (a 16% improvement), indicating that the program was effective in enhancing elderly participants’ understanding of hypertension prevention and control and encouraging the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors to reduce the risk of complications.
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Aditya et al. (2026) studied Hypertension (n=25). CERDAS TENSI health education program vs. Baseline (pre-test) was evaluated on Knowledge completeness regarding hypertension prevention and control (16% improvement). The CERDAS TENSI health education program improved hypertension knowledge completeness among elderly participants by 16%, increasing from 64% at baseline to 80% after the intervention.
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