HUBUNGAN ANTARA PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP DENGAN ORANG YANG BERPOTENSI RESIKO HIV/AIDS DI TANGERANG SELATAN

Abstract

HIV / AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a
disease that is very scary in world.There only deadly, HIV / AIDS is also noted as a disease
with a fairly high virulence and transmission methods vary. In Indonesia, cumulatively since
1987, cases of AIDS were reported to be between 21 770 and 4,128 of them have died (MoH,
June 2010). The development of the HIV epidemic in Indonesia is among the fastest in the
Asian region. Based on the modeling of epidemics, in Indonesia in 2014 will have twice the
number of people living with HIV and AIDS compared to 2008 from 277 700 becomes 501
400. In South Tangerang City, HIV and AIDS cases also increased by 56.25% compared to
2009 from 96 to 150 cases (KPA South Tangerang, 2010). This might occur if there were no
significant changes of the HIV and AIDS da-lam that period.
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between Knowledge and
Attitude On The person is at risk for HIV / AIDS in Tangerang SelatanPenelitian conducted
in South Tangerang on daerahyang potential risks (cassava, setu, tegal rattan, etc). Samples
are people at risk of HIV-AIDS and are willing to be interviewed about 40 people. The
population in this study is the potential risk of AIDS (sex workers, injecting drug users,
transgender, etc.). Found that male Amounting to 26 people (65%) and 14 women (35%).
Age greatest risk of contracting HIV / AIDS is 26 -40 years by 24 people (60%). There are 14
people (35%) were at risk of contracting HIV / AIDS who are married, and 9 (22.5%) were
single and 10 people (25%) of their lives with. The education of the respondents were high
school as many as 24 people (60%). The respondents' knowledge is Not Good for 21 people
(52.5%). Their attitudes about HIV / AIDS has been good enough at 22 respondents (55%).