Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences
Vol 1 No 1 (2020): July-December 2020

Study of Knowledge and Sexual Behavior in the Prevention of HIV/ AIDS in Non-Professional Personnel in Kendal District

Triana Arisdiani (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kendal)
Hendra Adi Prasetya (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Kendal)

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Publish Date
13 Feb 2021

Abstract

HIV/ AIDS cases are an iceberg phenomenon with a much less reported number than the facts. A number of data reports that non-professional personnel are one of the highest contributors to the number of HIV/ AIDS cases in Indonesia. Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe sexual knowledge and behavior in the prevention of HIV/ AIDS among non-professional personnel in Kendal Regency. In this study, researchers used quantitative research methods using descriptive survey research design. The research sample consisted of 85 people with a purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that the majority of non-professionals have good knowledge of HIV/ AIDS (58.8%) but their behavior falls into the category of risky sexual behavior (71.8%). The conclusion of this study that the majority of respondents had a good level of knowledge of HIV/ AIDS and had risky sexual behavior.

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences
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PICNHS

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Global Health Science Group

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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