Knowledge and Attitudes with HIV/AIDS on Adolescent Behavior in Senior High School

Yuneti Octianus Nyoko,Maria Kareri Hara

doi:10.15294/kemas.v16i1.19928

Abstract

In East Sumba 2016 there were 111 HIV / AIDS patients. Of that number, majority is 25-35 years old (51.4%) and the most is in Kambera District (28.8%). These studies are to know the relationships between knowledge and attitudes with HIV/AIDS behavior adolescent in senior high school in Kambera District, East Nusa Tenggara Regency. Crosssectional design. The samples are 132 students of Public Senior High School 1 Kambera, Christian Senior High School Payeti and Public Senior High School Vocational 5 Waingapu. The independent variables are knowledge and attitude and the dependent variable are behavior. Analised data use univariate, bivariate and multivariate. Majority of sample from Public Senior High School Vocational 5 Waingapu (37.9%), technical majors (37.9%), male (55.3%), 17 years old (50.8%), number of sources of information from one source (25.0%). Most of the students had less knowledge (68,9%), less attitude (63,6%) and less behavior (62,1%). Bivariate analysis showed good knowledge related 4 times to good behavior (PR=3,621;95% CI=2,341-5,601; p-value <0,001); good attitude related 3 times to good behavior (PR=3,111;95%CI=1,972-4,907;p-value <0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that knowledge was the most relationships with behavior (PR:8,659;95%CI: 3,315-22,618; p-value<0,001) and then attitude (PR:3.075;95% CI: 1,162 - 8,136;p-value 0,024). Schools, government and health services should improve students’ knowledge and students are more active in finding information about HIV/AIDS.

Highlights

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), which is one of the provinces in the eastern part of Indonesia which ranks 17th out of 33 provinces with the number of HIV cases: 1,751 and AIDS: 496
Students at SMA of Kambera Regency, East Sumba Regency, the most lack of knowledge about the clinic of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), anti-retroviral drugs given to HIV / AIDS sufferers and when a person is infected with HIV until someone develops symptoms of HIV / AIDS
Women are psychologically more motivated and more diligent in learning and seeking information than men. This is supported by research that shows young women have a better level of knowledge about HIV-AIDS than young men Yuneti Octianus Nyoko & Maria Kareri Hara / Knowledge and Attitudes with HIV / AIDS on Adolescent Behavior in Senior High School

Summary

Introduction

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), which is one of the provinces in the eastern part of Indonesia which ranks 17th out of 33 provinces with the number of HIV cases: 1,751 and AIDS: 496. The results of the univariate analysis showed that most of the 132 students had poor knowledge of HIV / AIDS in Senior high school in Kambera District, East Sumba Regency (68.9%). Students at SMA of Kambera Regency, East Sumba Regency, the most lack of knowledge about the clinic of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), anti-retroviral drugs given to HIV / AIDS sufferers and when a person is infected with HIV until someone develops symptoms of HIV / AIDS This low knowledge does not match the age of the students, most of whom are 17 years old (50.8%), which should be that at these ages adolescents try to find new experiences and new information (Pawesti, 2013). This is supported by research that shows young women have a better level of knowledge about HIV-AIDS than young men Yuneti Octianus Nyoko & Maria Kareri Hara / Knowledge and Attitudes with HIV / AIDS on Adolescent Behavior in Senior High School

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Findings

Less good