THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TO THE INCIDENCE OF HIV / AIDS IN THE SEBERANG PADANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The incidence of HIV / AIDS continues to increase in West Sumatra Province, in 2018 the number of HIV cases was found to be 622. The city of Padang was in the highest rank, namely 447 HIV cases (an increase from 2017 as many as 281 cases). The purpose of this study was to see the relationship between the role of peers and the incidence of HIV / AIDS in Public Health centers Seberang Padang. This research used observational analytic research with case control method and the sampling technique used random sampling, as many as 50 people. 1: 1 cases: 25:25 controls. Data collection through interviews using a questionnaire. Data processing was done computerized and analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis with Chi-Square 0.05. The results showed that 69% of respondents had a low level of knowledge and 71% of respondents had a negative attitude. Statistical test results have a relationship of knowledge level with HIV/AIDS incidence namely p value 0.004 (p<0.05) and there is an attitude relationship with HIV/AIDS incidence which is p value 0.002 (p<0.05).More than half of respondents had low levels of knowledge and negative attitudes. There is a meaningful relationship between knowledge variables and attitudes to the incidence of HIV/AIDS. It is hoped that puskesmas to provide specific education of HIV/AIDS prevention programs among productive young people as well as to conduct periodic control for HIV/AIDS patients.

Keywords: knowledge Level, attitude, HIV / AIDS