An Overview of Hypertension Patient Compliance at the Ngaliyan Community Health Center in Semarang City Using the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) Approach

Abstract

Based on the 2018 Riskesdas, the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia was 34.1%, where Central Java reached 37.57%, and Semarang City ranked first at 19.56%. Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease that occurs when a person's blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or more, also due to patient's non-compliance in taking medication. This study aims to determine the picture of compliance in patients with hypertension using the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) approach. This observational study used a cross-sectional method with the Hill-Bone and SCT compliance questionnaires. This study was conducted at the outpatient pharmacy service of the Ngaliyan Health Center in Semarang City in the period March-May 2024 with a total of 145 respondents. The results obtained were that the level of compliance in taking medication for hypertension patients mostly had a moderate level of compliance of 100 respondents (69%), while respondents who had a low level of compliance were 30 respondents (21%) and those who had high compliance were 15 respondents (10%). The results of the SCT approach showed that most hypertension sufferers were in the high category with 56 respondents (47%), the moderate category with 68 respondents (47%), and the low category with 21 respondents (14%).