Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Related factors of HIV/AIDS prevalence: an application of model in Indonesia

Indah Jayani, Fatma S. Ruffaida

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The objective of this study was to determine factors related to HIV/AIDS prevalence among adults in Kediri, East Java Province, Indonesia. A cross–sectional design was used in this study. Face–to–face interview with questionnaires were used to collect the data. The proportional stratifed sampling was used to select the participants. The participants were 116 adults from six former prostitution complex, in Kediri, East Java Province, Indonesia. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistic and chi–square test. The results of the study showed that knowledge, attitude, culture, health care services, and social support were related with HIV/AIDS prevalence among adults in Kediri, East Java Province, Indonesia (c² = 5.72, p < .05; c² = 35.84, p < .001; c² = 35.84, p < .001; c² = 24,50, p < .001; c² = 24,50, p < .001, respectively). Based on these findings, health workers and related social services continue to improve services by providing continuous education to the community about how to prevent and transmit HIV / AIDS, conduct assistance, monitor bio, psycho, socio–spiritual to change maladaptive attitude to positive and enhance values and culture that could increase the risk of HIV/AIDS. 

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Related factors of HIV/AIDS prevalence: an application of model in Indonesia , Indah Jayani, Fatma S. Ruffaida , INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8|Issue-12| December-2018

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