Hypertension is the major cause of cardiovascular complications and premature death. In the COVID-19 pandemic situation, people with hypertension are susceptible to SARA-Cov-2 virus infection and at risk of serious complications if they exposed with COVID-19. Non-compliance behavior towards COVID-19 prevention is the cause of high number positive cases and deaths due to COVID-19. Perceived susceptibility is one of the factors that influence COVID-19 preventive behavior. This study aims to describe the perceived susceptibility, COVID-19 preventive behavior and the relationship between the two variables in patients with hypertension. This study used cross sectional study design with analytical method on 108 respondents. The sample technique used is quota sampling. The instruments used in this study are Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnairre (PVDQ) and COVID-19 preventive behavior questionnaire. The chi square test was used to analyze the relationship between perceived susceptibility and COVID-19 preventive behavior. The results showed that 53% of respondents had a low perceived susceptibility and 60% had poor COVID-19 preventive behavior. The result of chi square test showed that there was no relationship between the perceived suscepitibility and COVID-19 preventive behavior in patients with hypertension (p value = 0.785).
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