Abstract
The prevalence of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to increase every year and become a serious global problem. Antiretroviral (ARV) is a therapy for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) that must be consumed for life to inhibit the HIV/AIDS virus and improve the quality of life. Therefore, adherence is the main focus in ARV therapy. Knowledge is one of the factors that support the level of adherence in ARV therapy. This research was a cross-sectional descriptive study by providing a questionnaire consisting of 85 PLWHA on February-March 2021 at Public Health Center Dinoyo Malang City. The instrument HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (HIV-KQ-18) and Adherence to Refills and Medication Scale (ARMS). The research showed significant relationship between the level of knowledge of HIV/AIDS in PLWHA patients with level of adherence to the use of ARV drugs at Public Health Center Dinoyo Malang City used Chi Square analysis (p value = .019).
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