Joyce Vera Marie Lengkong* and Tranggono Yudo Utomo
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the relationship between hypertension and the incidence of stroke in UKI General Hospital in 2017. This research uses a retrospective correlational analytic study using secondary data, medical records between January - December 2017, and the sample was stroke patients with hypertension at UKI General Hospital between January – December 2017. The study results indicate a significant relationship between hypertension and the incidence of stroke, from a clinical per cent of view based on the frequency of hypertension and stroke among the patients.