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EFEKTIVITAS BUAH SEMANGKA MERAH (Citrullus Vulgaris Schard) TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH PEREMPUAN PENDERITA HIPERTENSI STADIUM SATU DI RT 03 RW 12 DESA CIHANJUANG RAHAYU, KABUPATEN BANDUNG BARAT

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ABSTRACT This research is motivated by results of blood pressure checks which conducted by researcher on 33 residents at RW 12 Cihanjuang Rahayu, which ten of them do not know that they have high blood pleasures, and rarely do blood pressure checks. The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of a watermelon on woman’s blood pressure with stadium one hypertension. The method that used in this study are pre experimental design with one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were women with stadium one hypertension. 15 persons were used as a sample in this study which chosen by purposive sampling. The instrument used was spigmomanometer a blood measuring instrumental digital and pieces of document to record the blood pressure of the subject. The results showed that the average of blood pressure before the administration interventions was 151/96.8 mmHg. After the intervention the blood pressure of the subject decreased to 134/83.6 mmHg. There is a significant effect of giving red watermelon for woman blood pressure with stadium one hypertension. The is study result of this study is expected to be useful for Parongpong health cadre in providing public information on benefits of watermelon as a medicine to reduced blood pressure. In the field of research on that can be used as a baseline for developing subsequent research on the comparative effectiveness of red watermelon and yellow watermelon on stadium one hypertension.