PERBEDAAN METODE BUZZ GROUP DISCUSSION DENGAN CERAMAH AUDIOVISUAL TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN WARGA BINAAN TENTANG HIV/AIDS DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN KLAS IIA KABUPATEN JEMBER

Abstract

HIV/AIDS increased not only occurred in general population, but also in prison population, especially inmates. Knowledge about HIV/AIDS is urgently needed by prisoners in order to prevent and avoid behavior risk that can transmit the disease. This research aimed to determine the differences about Buzz group discussion method and Audiovisual lectures to the knowledge level of inmates about HIV/AIDS in prison class IIA Jember Regency. The research used quasiexperimental with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Sampling technique used purposive sampling involving 44 respondents divided into 22 respondents for intervention group and 22 respondents for control group. Data were collected using pretest and postest questionnaires.Data were analyzed by using Wilcoxon test and Mann Whitney test. The result of analyzing data using Wilcoxon test showed that there were differences of knowledge level of inmates about HIV/AIDS before and after health education using buzz group discussion method (p value = 0,000) and audiovisual lectures (p value = 0,004). However, there was no difference between buzz group discussion method and audiovisual lectures against the knowledge level of inmates about HIV/AIDS inmates in prison class IIA Jember Regency (p value = 0,337, α = 0.05). Buzz group discussion and audiovisual lectures method can be used as alternative health education method because can help participants more active during the procces of health education, health officer in prison Class IIA Jember regency can choose both as health education methods.