THE EFFECT OF GIVING SOY MILK ON BLOOD PRESSURE OF HYPERTENSION PATIENTS AT REJOSARI PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER PEKANBARU CITY

Abstract

High blood pressure is generally caused by poor diet, lack of physical activity, smoking, excessive salt intake, and obesity. These problems can lead to hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of soy milk consumption in lowering blood pressure in hypertensive patients at the Rejosari Community Health Center in Pekanbaru City. The number of respondents in this study was 17 respondents. This type of research is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental method with a pre-post approach without a control group. The sampling technique in this study used a non-probability sampling technique (random sampling). The instruments used in this study were the SOP for providing soy milk, a digital sphygmomanometer (Sinohart), and an observation sheet. This study was conducted from December 30, 2024 - January 11, 2025. The intervention was carried out for 3 consecutive days by providing 250 ml of soy milk in the morning and evening. This study used a paired T-Test analysis. The average value of systolic blood pressure in the pre-test was 156.41 and post-test 128.24 while the diastolic pre-test was 98.18 and post-test 86.12. Based on the results of statistical tests, it was found that the systolic p value was 0.000 (<0.05) and the diastolic p value was 0.000 (<0.05), so there was an effect of giving soy milk on the blood pressure of hypertension sufferers at the Rejosari Community Health Center in Pekanbaru City. The results of this study can be used as a treatment recommendation as a complementary therapy to medical therapy by giving soy milk in lowering blood pressure in hypertension sufferers.