Factors Affecting Diet to Prevent Hypertension in Young Adults at Posbindu PTM Gedangan Village Karangrejo Tulungagung Regency

Abstract

Diet is a composition of the type and amount of food consumed by a person or group of people at a certain time consisting of meal frequency, type of meal, and portion of meal. In general, factors that influence the formation of dietary patterns are economic, socio-cultural, environmental, religious, and educational factors. This study aims to identify the factors that influence dietary patterns to prevent hypertension in young adults. This research uses descriptive method. The sample in this study were 29 young adults who visited in May 2024. The variables in this study are dietary patterns to prevent hypertension, economic factors, socio-cultural factors, and environmental factors. The location and time of this research was at Posbindu PTM Gedangan Village Karangrejo Tulungagung Regency in May 2024. The method of data collection was by filling out a questionnaire. The data collection instrument used a questionnaire. Data analysis techniques consist of editing, coding, scoring, and tabulating. The results obtained diet in young adults mostly good diet, economic factors in young adults almost half have good economic factors, socio-cultural factors in young adults almost half have good socio-cultural factors, and environmental factors in young adults mostly have good environmental factors. The dominant factors as factors influencing diet to prevent hypertension in young adults are economic factors, socio-cultural factors, and environmental factors. It is expected that young adults can increase awareness of the importance of maintaining a diet and seek information about the importance of maintaining a diet to prevent hypertension through print and electronic media.