'Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan'
Abstract
Hypertension ranks the third of ten serious disease in Aceh Tenggara district. Kutambaru Health Center ranks the highest in hypertension with 3.010 cases in 2013. The condition is probably related to food consumption of the “Alas communities” that tends to have the habit of life such as drinking coffee, smoking, eating fat and salty food. The objective of the research was to find out and to analyze a case control study:dietary pattern at Alas Community with Hypertension in Lawe Bulan District, Southeast Aceh Regency.The research was observational with case control study. The population was all Alas people who got medication and medical faculty at Kutambaru Health Center, Lawe Bulan District. The samples were 118 patients who visited the health center; 59 of them belonged to the case group and were affected by hypertension and the other 59 of them belonged to the control group and were not affected by hypertension. The data were analyzed by using univariate and bivariate analyses with chi square test at the significance level of α=0.05. The result of the research showed that eating pattern (food frequency, energy intake, protein intake and fat intake) had related on the incidence of hypertension (p=0.000<0.05). It is recommended that health care providers should provide counseling about eating pattern which does not take the risk of being affected by hypertension, and the “Alas community” should consume variety food in their menu like fruit and vegetables it can decrease blood pressure. They should reduce the habit of smoking and drinking liquor
