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Abstract

Inappropriate food consumption behavior is a factor related to persons with uncontrolled hypertension in communities, and this can result in complications. This quasi-experimental, two-group, pretest-posttest design aimed to investigate and compare dietary behavior scores of adults with uncontrolled hypertension in a community. The participants were adults with high blood pressure aged between 35-59 years who could not control their blood pressure. Forty participants were assigned a control group and an experimental group, with 20 people per group. The research instruments consisted of two parts: Part 1) Program to promote food literacy among adults with high blood pressure, Part 2) The tools used for data collection consisted of a demographic questionnaire, a food literacy questionnaire, and a food consumption behavior questionnaire, which were verified for content accuracy by six experts with a content validity of 1.0 and a reliabilities of 0.80 and 0.87, respectively. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, paired t–test, and independent t–test statistics. The results showed that, after receiving the program, the experimental group had higher food literacy scores than before participating in the program with statistical significance (p<0.001). The sample group had food consumption behavior scores. Afterwards, the program received by the experimental group was higher than the control group with statistical significance (p = .029). The results of this research can be used as a guideline for community practice for nurses and health teams to implement food literacy promotion programs to promote dietary behavior among adults with uncontrolled hypertension in other local communities.