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According to data from the 2014 Bulukumba health service, there were 6,355 people with hypertension and in 2016 there were 10,430 people and there were 11,714 blood pressure measurements, this hypertension increased every year. The purpose of this study is to know the factors that influence the incidence of hypertension in the elderly. Research design with 'Cross-sectional' 'the population in this study were elderly in the working area of ​​the Herlang Public Health Center many as 120 respondents, the sample in this study amounted to 62 respondents take by using a Multivariate formula, data analysis using the result of this study indicates using the chi-square test with the value (p = 0.027), which men that there is an effect of smoking on the incidence of hypertension. And the consumption of salt with values ​​(p = 0.012), which means there is an influence of salt consumption on the incidence of hypertension and lack of physical activity obtained values ​​(p = 0.012) which means there is an influence on the incidence of hypertension in the elderly. The conclusion of this research is' there is an influence between smoking, consuming salts and lack of physical activity in the working area of ​​the Herlang Public Health Center. It is suggested that the results of this study can be used as scientific reading material in the library and can also be used as reference material for students who examine the problem.

An increasing number of children who are hospitalized are at risk of an increase in the population of children who experience anxiety. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with the anxiety of preschoolers who had undergone hospitalization in the children's room at Bangkinang Hospital in 2016. The design used in this study was Analytical with Cross Section design. The sample in this study were preschool children who were treated in the children's room of Bangkinang Hospital totaling 30 respondents with the Total Sampling method. The data collection tool used was a questionnaire with univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that there were two factors that influenced anxiety that showed related results: hospital environment p = 0.01 (p 5 0.05), health workers p = 0.006 (p 5 0.05), unrelated, namely family support p = 0.7 (p 5 0.05). It is expected that health workers can provide therapy to children to reduce anxiety.

Penyakit skabies banyak berjangkit di lingkungan yang padat, lingkungan dengan tingkat kebersihan kurang. Pencegahan Skabies dapat dipengaruhi oleh pengetahuan yang dimiliki seseorang terkait skabies dan perilaku kesehatan lingkungan. Oleh karena itu tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan tentang skabies dan perilaku kesehatan lingkungan dengan upaya pencegahan skabies. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah studi kolerasi dengan menggunakan metode pendekatan cros sectional. .Instrumen penelitian menggunakan lembar kuesioner dengan pengolahan data menggunakan Uji Statistic Chi-square dan Rank Spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukan sebagian besar responden memiliki pengetahuan cukup (53,2%), hampir setengahnya memiliki pengetahuan yang baik (36,2%), dan sebagian kecil memiliki pengetahuan kurang (10,6%). Sebagian besar responden memiliki perilaku kesehatan lingkungan positif (57,4%) dan hampir setengahnya memiliki perilaku yang negatif (42,6%). Sebagian besar responden memiliki upaya pencegahan skabies positif (63,8%), dan hampir setengahnya memiliki upaya yang negatif (36,2%). Uji Chi-square menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang positif dan signifikan ?-value = 0,0001 < (0,05) dan Rank Spearman menunjukan terdapat hubungan yang positif dan siginifikan ?-value = 0,0001 <(0,05). Sehingga H0 ditolak. Maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa pengetahuan dan perilaku kesehatan lingkungan dapat mempengaruhi upaya pencegahan. Semakin baik pengetahuan maka perilaku kesehatan lingkungan akan positif dan menimbulkan upaya pencegahan yang positif juga, begitupun sebaliknya. Kata Kunci : Pengetahuan, Skabies, Perilaku Kesehatan Lingkungan, Upaya Pencegahan