UNAIR NEWS – Students play an academic role as agents of change, iron stock, and social control. The roles were performed in the fieldwork practice (PKL). The Faculty of Public Health (FKM) students of Universitas Airlangga conducted the fieldwork practice of hypertension prevention In Sambiroto Village, Kapas sub-district, Bojonegoro, on Sunday, January 22, 2023.

“The health problem of hypertension was chosen according to the environmental condition analysis and secondary data. We also tracked the cause of the high number of hypertension cases through primary data collection from the community,” Mikaila Rastasya, the team leader, said.

The Tulungagung-origin student explained the cause of hypertension, which is rooted in the community’s low awareness of reducing sodium intake and the lack of knowledge and family support in treating and preventing hypertension.

“Therefore, we came up with the idea of SAMBEL TERI, which stands for Sambiroto Bersama Lawan Hipertensi (Sambiroto fights hypertension), and DIMAS MENANTI or Demonstrasi Masak Menu Sehat Antihipertensi (healthy antihypertensive menu cooking demo),” Mika said.

SAMBEL TERI aims to raise awareness among the elderly with hypertension and family to control the case in Sambiroto Village. The activity targets 40 elderlies in the area.

The third-year student further added that three healthy menus were demonstrated to the elderly in the DIMAS MENANTI. Some of them are mushroom cha with celery and prawn, sautéed pumpkin with carrots, and iced kuwut cucumber.

“Hopefully, our program and DIMAS MENANTI will run sustainably, so that the health workers can use the idea to monitor the development of elderly with hypertension effectively,” she said.

Author: Afan Alfayad

Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh