Abstract
Background Became HIV-positive people was heavy burden in life, where complex issues always dealt. The complexity of the problem might be faced certainly could impact on the quality of life. One factor that had important role in the quality of life was social support.
 Objective The aim of this research was to know the correlation between social support and quality of life people with HIV/AIDS,
 Methods the research design was used correlation analytic with cross sectional approach. The population for this study were all people with HIV/AIDS at KOPENHAM Mojokerto in 2016 who were 79 respondents. The Samples were took by used random sampling which was 65 respondents. The data analysis used coefficient contingency shows p value(0.002) <α (0.05), it means there is a relationship of social support with the quality of life people with HIV/AIDS.
 Results The result of the research showed that 29 respondents who had low quality of life, 20 respondent (69,0%) did not get social support, while from 36 respondent who had high quality of life, 25 (69,4%) respondents get positive social support. 
 Conclusions: Respondents who get social support have high quality of life, caused social support makes people feel appreciated and loved, but there are other factors in quality of life, like age, education level, economy level, marriage status, and gender.
Highlights
Cases of HIV / AIDS in the world today is still high and requires the attention of all parties, because HIV / AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) can threaten the whole society from different economic class, age or gender
The result of the research showed that 29 respondents who had a low quality of life, 20 respondent (69,0%) did not get social support, while from 36 respondent who had the high quality of life, 25 (69,4%) respondents get positive social support
Respondents who get social support have the high quality of life, caused the social support makes people feel appreciated and loved, but there are other factors in the quality of life, like age, education level, economy level, marriage status, and gender
Summary
Cases of HIV / AIDS in the world today is still high and requires the attention of all parties, because HIV / AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) can threaten the whole society from different economic class, age or gender. 2014 East Java province ranks 2 nd HIV cases with the number of 19 249. AIDS cases in East Java ranks - 2 with the number of 8976. 7 people with HIV/AIDS said was worried about his condition at this time, they feel embarrassed by your family and the environment due to physical condition began to change. They have not lived with the family some being sent and regarded as a disgrace the family, even the surrounding communities do not allow longer lived in the neighborhood for fear of contagion. One factor that had the important role in the quality of life was social support
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