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Background: Hypertension is one of the non-communicable diseases with a high prevalence in Indonesia, but the level of public knowledge about its prevention and management is still low. Objective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of health education and peer group formation in increasing public knowledge about hypertension in the community. Methods: The study design used a pre-post test approach without a control group, with a total of 104 respondents. Results: The intervention consisted of health education on hypertension using leaflets and the formation of peer groups that allowed participants to share information with each other. The results showed that before the intervention, most respondents were in the low knowledge category (51.9%), while after the intervention, there was a significant increase with the majority of respondents (76.9%) having good knowledge. Conclusion: This proves that health education and peer group formation are effective in increasing public understanding of hypertension.