Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 258-262
Long-Standing Relationship of Smoking with Hypertension Incidence in Puskesmas Kenyaran District Patan Cuaca Gayo Lues District
Zuidah1, Srimis Leini Saragih2, Yusridawati3, Hamidah4
1,2,3,4Nursing Study Program, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Rumah Sakit Haji Medan.
Corresponding Author: Yusridawati
ABSTRACT
Hypertension is a silent disease because people do not know themselves to have hypertension due to too long smoking. The purpose of the study is to find out the Long-Standing Relationship of Smoking with Hypertension Incidence in Puskesmas Kenyaran Patan Weather District Gayo Lues District Year 2019. This research is quantitative; the study's design is a descriptive correlation with a crosssectional approach. The population in this study was hypertensive. Sampling technique of 30 total samplings Chi-square test results obtained a significant value P value (0.001) < (0.05) there is a substantial relationship between the Long Relationship of Smoking and Hypertension Incidence in Puskesmas Kenyaran Patan Weather District gayo lues district in 2019. This study concludes that cigarettes have nicotine content that can increase the hormone epinephrine that can narrow the blood supply of arteries. It is recommended to health officials to provide counseling on the dangers of smoking for hypertension sufferers.
Keywords: Long Smoking, Hypertension