The prevalence of hypertension has become a major concern around the world and patients' medication adherence for hypertension is a key to prevent complications.The study aimed to identify factors associated with medication adherence among hypertension patients in Segeri Health Center in Pangkep in2015. The type of this research was observational analytic with cross-sectional design. All 238 hypertensive patients were included, and 134 people were selected by systematic random sampling. Data were analyzed using a chi-square test. The results showed that, based on characteristics, most of the respondents were aged 60-74 years(41.8%), 69.4% were female, 53.7% left education at the end of primary school, 40.3% were working as a housewife, 96.3% were married, and 80.6% were people with a low income. The prevalence of patients with adherence and non-adherence were 41.8% and 58.2%, respectively. The results of the chi-square test showed that there were correlations between the level of knowledge (p=0.019), family support (p=0.005) and the support of healthcare workers (p=0.025) with medication adherence. The income factor was found not to be associated with adherence (p>0.05). It was concluded that the medication adherence of patients with hypertension was influenced by the level of knowledge, familysupport and the support of health careworkers.

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Diare merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan kontaminasi mikroorganisme sepeti Rotavirus dan Escherichia coli. Faktor risiko yang mempengaruhi kejadian diare adalah air, sanitasi, dan higiene. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan kondisi air, kondisi sanitasi, dan praktik higiene ibu dengan kejadian diare pada balita di permukiman kumuh Kecamatan Tallo Kota Makassar. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah observasional analitik dengan menggunakan desain studi Cross Sectional. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah semua balita yang berumur 12-59 bulan dan bertempat tinggal di sekitar wilayah Kecamatan Tallo Kota Makassar tahun 2022 yaitu sebanyak 9252 balita dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 240 balita. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah non-probability sampling yaitu teknik accidental sampling. Data dianalisis menggunakan SPSS secara univariat dan bivariat dengan uji Chi-square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kondisi air rumah tannga (p=0,027), pengelolaan air minum (p=0,000), pengelolaan sampah (p=0,000), kepemilikan jamban (p=0,002), dan praktik higiene ibu (p= 0,000) dengan kejadian diare pada balita 3 bulan terakhir. Sumber air rumah tangga, pengelolaan air minum, kepemilikan tempat sampah, kepemilikan jamban rumah tangga, dan praktik higiene ibu berhubungan dengan kejadian diare pada balita, oleh karena itu diharapkan ibu lebih memperhatikan kondisi air, sanitasi dan praktik higiene demi mengendalikan faktor-faktor risiko kejadian diare.

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