| dc.description.abstract | Because AIDS is spreading both in numbers and geographically, it is revewed as a
major public health threat and stategies are underway to increase AIDS awreness and
knowledge among general public include from PLHA. In Indoinesia, HIV/AIDS programmes
still less in PLHA included, because of stigma and discrimination in society. Included PLHA
in intervention planning, is the efective strategy in reducing stigma and discrimination and
increasing commitment to change policy and supporting environment in HIV/AIDS
programmes. The aims of this research is analizing knowledge and attitudes of PLHA about
HIV/AIDS and its prevention. This research used discriptive analitic method. The population
is PLHA in Banyuwangi Regency, and affordable target is PLHA who visit and get service in
VCT of Genteng Hospital in Juni-july 2012. Sample is collected with consecuttive sampling to
all subject compleded collection criteria. Collected data was analyzed descriptively with
table and naration.This research showed that the amount of respondents was men, aged
more than 30 years, have married, and graduated from senior and junior high shcool, and as
PLHA since 1-5 years, with risk factors from heterosex without condom, IDU, infant from
the mother and homosex (gay/lesbian). All of respondents have high knowledge about
HIV/AIDS and its prevention efforts, consist of meaning, causes, transmission, prevention
and terapy of HIV/AIDS. The numbers of respondents have positive attitudes towards
HIV/AIDS and its prevention efforts, showed by statement supported to prevention behaviour
of HIV/AIDS, specifically: faith to one partner, use condoms in sexual intercourse, check to
health provider, and HIV/AIDS can spread and cause death. The increasing of knowledge
and attitudes about HIV/AIDS of PLHA and society is needed as involvement at HIV/AIDS
prevention programme by behaviour change from risk to healthy behaviour in order to
reduce stigma and discrimination in PLHA. | en_US |
