How education on nutrition increases knowledge of hypertension among the adolescents

Abstract

Globally, WHO states that about 40% of the adult population aged ≥25 years are diagnosed with hypertension. Hypertension itself is the leading cause of death, which is about 45% of deaths in the world due to cardiovascular disease (World Health Organization, 2013). Based on the 2017 Indonesian Health Profile, the national prevalence of high blood pressure was 30.9% and the prevalence increased with age (Kemenkes RI, 2018). At Central Kalimantan, in 2017 as many as 25.64% of the population aged ≥18 years suffered from hypertension (Dinkes Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah, 2018).