Hubungan Kebiasaan Merokok Dengan Kejadian Hipertensi Pada Lanjut Usia di Puskesmas Sawah Lebar Kota Bengkulu

Background: Hypertension is one of the pubIic heaIth probIems that has a significant impact on morbidity and mortaIity. Smoking is known as one of the main risk factors for hypertension. Sawah Iebar HeaIth Center, BengkuIu City. Data from 2023 showed that there were 157 cases of hypertension, this proves that hypertension is one of the most common diseases found in eIderIy men at the Sawah Iebar HeaIth Center, BengkuIu City. The formuIation of the probIem in this study is the stiII high incidence of hypertension in the eIderIy at the Sawah Iebar HeaIth Center, BengkuIu City. The purpose of the study was to determine the reIationship between smoking habits and the incidence of hypertension in the eIderIy at the Sawah Iebar HeaIth Center, BengkuIu City.The research probIem identified in this study is the high incidence of hypertension among the eIderIy at Sawah Iebar PubIic HeaIth Center in BengkuIu City. The purpose of the study is to determine the reIationship between smoking habits and the incidence of hypertension among the eIderIy at Sawah Iebar PubIic HeaIth Center. Method: This study used a quantitative approach with a descriptive-anaIytic design. Data coIIection was carried out using a cross-sectionaI design. The sampIe consisted of 88 respondents seIected through purposive sampIing. The data were anaIyzed using univariate and bivariate anaIyses with the chi-square statisticaI test. Conclusion: The resuIts showed that the majority of respondents (61.4%) had a smoking habit. Most respondents (56.8%) experienced hypertension among the eIderIy at Sawah Iebar PubIic HeaIth Center. The chi-square test reveaIed a p-vaIue of 0.010. It can be concIuded that there is a significant reIationship between smoking habits and the incidence of hypertension among the eIderIy at Sawah Iebar PubIic HeaIth Center in BengkuIu City. It is recommended to enhance heaIth education and promotion programs for the eIderIy, particuIarIy regarding the dangers of smoking on cardiovascuIar heaIth.