What does this research mean for the field?

Health education combined with blood pressure screening significantly improves hypertension prevention knowledge among housewives. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the impact of community health education and screening on housewives' knowledge and awareness regarding hypertension prevention.

October 8, 2026Al-Khidmah Jurnal Pengabdian MasyarakatOpen Access

Edukasi Kesehatan pada Ibu Rumah Tangga Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Hipertensi

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Health education using leaflets and interactive discussions significantly improved housewives' knowledge about hypertension, increasing the mean test score from 55 to 85 (p < 0.01).

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Population: Hypertension prevention (n=20). Intervention: Health education using leaflets and interactive discussions vs. Pre-intervention (baseline knowledge). Primary outcome: Hypertension knowledge score (p=<0.01).

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Key result

Interactive hypertension education raises knowledge scores by ~30 points.

P<0.01
n=20

Why the study?

Hypertension is a major public health concern due to its role in increasing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure risk, necessitating effective prevention strategies.

Does health education using leaflets and interactive discussions improve knowledge of hypertension prevention among housewives?

Key Points

To evaluate the impact of community health education and screening on housewives' knowledge and awareness regarding hypertension prevention.
Conducted a pre-test and post-test community service intervention involving 20 housewives in a village within Lamongan Regency, Indonesia.
Delivered educational material using informational leaflets and interactive discussions alongside blood pressure screening.
Assessed baseline and post-intervention knowledge using a 5-question evaluation analyzed with paired statistical testing.
Prior to the intervention, 85% of participants demonstrated moderate knowledge and 15% had poor knowledge regarding hypertension.
After the intervention, 85% achieved good knowledge and 15% remained in the moderate knowledge category.
Scores showed a statistically significant improvement from pre-test to post-test assessments (p < 0.01).

Structured PICO

Does health education using leaflets and interactive discussions improve knowledge of hypertension prevention among housewives?

Population

20 housewives in a village in Lamongan Regency participated in a health education program to evaluate improvements in their knowledge regarding hypertension prevention.

Intervention

Health education using leaflet media, interactive discussions, and blood pressure screening.

Outcome

Knowledge regarding hypertension, assessed via a 5-question pre-test and post-test.

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 85% vs 55%

p-value: p=<0.01

A community-based health education intervention using leaflets significantly improved housewives' knowledge regarding hypertension prevention.

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Implication

May support community hypertension education for housewives; leaves open translation to prevention behaviors or outcomes.

Cite This Study

Fanani et al. (2026) studied Hypertension prevention (n=20). Health education using leaflets and interactive discussions vs. Pre-intervention (baseline knowledge) was evaluated on Hypertension knowledge score (p=<0.01). Health education using leaflets and interactive discussions significantly improved housewives' knowledge about hypertension, increasing the mean test score from 55 to 85 (p < 0.01).

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ac6e3c182aa59ee98b3fed4 https://doi.org/10.56013/jak.v6i3.6448

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Edukasi Kesehatan pada Ibu Rumah Tangga Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Hipertensi

Key Points

Structured PICO

Main Result

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Implication

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Edukasi Kesehatan pada Ibu Rumah Tangga Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Hipertensi

Key Points

Structured PICO

Main Result

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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