Key result
Community-based health education increases elderly hypertension prevention knowledge by ~76 percentage points.
Why the study?
Hypertension is a major non-communicable disease among older adults that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and other complications, necessitating improved knowledge on prevention.
Does Posyandu-based health education improve knowledge about hypertension prevention in the elderly?
Does Posyandu-based health education improve knowledge about hypertension prevention in the elderly?
Absolute Event Rate: 80% vs 4%
Posyandu-based health education is highly effective in improving elderly knowledge regarding hypertension prevention.
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May support Posyandu education to improve elderly hypertension knowledge; hypothesis-generating and requires controlled trials before practice change.
Mariam Mariam (2026) studied Hypertension (n=25). Health education on hypertension prevention vs. Baseline (pre-intervention) was evaluated on Proportion of participants in the 'good' knowledge category regarding hypertension prevention. Posyandu-based health education increased the proportion of elderly participants with good knowledge about hypertension prevention from 4% before the intervention to 80% after.
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