Key result
GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU health education increases hypertension knowledge scores by ~22 points.
Why the study?
Long-term fluctuations in non-compliance and misperceptions about medication remain major obstacles for hypertension patients in the Dau Community Health Center area.
Does a 4-week structured health education program based on GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU using leaflets improve hypertension-related knowledge in patients with hypertension at a community health center?
Does a 4-week structured health education program based on GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU using leaflets improve hypertension-related knowledge in patients with hypertension at a community health center?
A 4-week structured health education intervention combining group and individual counseling with leaflets based on the GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU programs significantly improved disease and medication management knowledge among hypertensive patients at an Indonesian community health center.
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May improve hypertension knowledge via structured education in primary care; leaves open effects on adherence or outcomes in controlled trials.
Background: Hypertension or “Silent Killer” is a global health challenge because its symptoms are often not recognized by sufferers. In the working area of Dau Community Health Center, long-term fluctuations in non-compliance and misperceptions about medication are still major obstacles. This community service activity aims to increase the knowledge of hypertension sufferers about the disease and self-medication management through the GEMA CERMAT program with the DAGUSIBU method. Method: This activity uses a Pre-Experimental design with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design approach. The sample was selected using a purposive sampling technique of 30 respondents with hypertension at Dau Community Health Center. The intervention was carried out for 4 weeks including group counseling using structured leaflets and individual counseling. The evaluation instrument used a closed questionnaire with 5 items on a 100-point scale which was analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test on IBM SPSS 25.0. Results: The majority of respondents were female (93.33%) and aged >61 years (50%). The analysis results showed a significant increase in knowledge from an average pre-test score of 77.33 ± 13.63 to 99.33 ± 3.65 in the post-test with a p-value = 0.000 (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Structured health education based on the GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU programs effectively increased the knowledge of hypertension patients significantly
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Mahfira et al. (2026) studied Hypertension (n=30). GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU health education program (group and individual counseling using structured leaflets) vs. Pre-intervention baseline (one-group pretest-posttest) was evaluated on Hypertension-related knowledge score (0-100 scale) (Z = -4.562; r = 0.833, p=<0.001). GEMA CERMAT and DAGUSIBU health education significantly increased mean hypertension knowledge scores from 77.33 ± 13.63 at pretest to 99.33 ± 3.65 at posttest (Z = -4.562; p < 0.001).
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