ABSTRAK Terdapat berbagai macam masalah kesehatan di dunia yang sampai saat ini belum dapat terselesaikan. Salah satu permasalahan kesehatan yang terjadi saat ini adalah HIV/AIDS. Berdasarkan data dari Word Health Organization (WHO) tahun 2017 terdapat 36,9 juta orang di dunia orang hidup dengan HIV dengan 1,8 juta infeksi baru di tahun yang sama. Terdapat beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi terjadinya stigma terhadap ODHA. Pendidikan kesehatan yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai HIV/AIDS dalam banyak penelitian dibuktikan sebagai salah satu faktor yang paling mempengaruhi terjadinya pegurangan stigma. Oleh karena itu perlu dilakukan penyuluhan guna mencegah terjadinya peningkatan penderita HIV/AIDS serta menghilangkan stigma terhadap penderita. Metode yang digunakan adalah penyuluhan. Kegiatan penyuluhan tentang HIV/AIDS, stigma dan pencegahannya dilaksanakan pada Hari Sabtu tanggal 07 Juni tahun 2022 pukul 09.00-14.00 WIB, bertempat di Balai Desa Sampali, Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan, Kabupaten Deli Serdang. Berdasarkan hasil analisis tabel di atas dapat diketahui bahwa nilai pre-test 6,28 dan post-test 7,85, berdasarkan uji statistik diperoleh p value sebesar 0,001 artinya terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan responden seetelah diberikan penyuluhan.  Setelah mengikuti kegiatan penyuluhan maka terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan sebelum dan sesudah penyuluhan tentang HIV/AIDS, stigma dan pencegahannya. Kata Kunci: HIV/AIDS, Pengetahuan, Penyuluhan  ABSTRACT There are various kinds of health problems in the world that until now have not been resolved. One of the current health problems is HIV/AIDS. Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017, there were 36.9 million people in the world living with HIV with 1,8 million new infections in the same year. There are several factors that influence the occurrence of stigma against people with HIV/AIDS. Health education that aims to increase knowledge about HIV/AIDS in many studies has been proven to be one of the most influential factors in reducing stigma. Therefore, it is necessary to provide counseling to prevent an increase in HIV/AIDS sufferers and to eliminate stigma against sufferers. The method used is counseling. Outreach activities about HIV/AIDS, stigma and prevention were carried out on Saturday, June 07 2022 at 09.00-14.00 WIB, at the Sampali Village Hall, Percut Sei Tuan District, Deli Serdang Regency. Based on the results of the analysis of the table above, it can be concluded that it is known that the pre-test value is 6,28 and the post-test is 7,85 based on statistical tests obtained a p value of 0.001 which means that there is an increase in respondents' knowledge after being given counseling. After participating in counseling activities, there was an increase in knowledge before and after counseling about HIV/AIDS, stigma and prevention. Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Knowledge, Counselling

The results of data obtained from the Tangeban Inpatient Health Center of Masama District in the last three years, namely in 2015 showed that out of 269 toddlers, the prevalence of toddlers who weighed below normal was 32 people (11.9%), height below normal was 53 people (19.8%). In 2016, out of 489 under-fives, the prevalence of under-fives who weighed below normal was 73 people (14.9%), height below normal was 73 people (14.9%). Whereas in 2017 there were 493 toddlers, the prevalence of toddlers whose weight was below normal was 73 people (14.8%), height below normal was also 75 people (15.3%). From the target to be achieved by health workers Tangeban Inpatient Health Center Masama District is <1.0%. Or even 0%. The research design used is Analytical Observational Research, where the researcher only makes observations or observations of the research subject and looks for data related to the research without intervening in the variables to be studied. The type of research design used is Cross sectional design, namely by conducting data collection, measurement or observation of data on independent and dependent variables only once at one time at the same time. the number of samples used was 60 mothers of toddlers. The results of the study There is a relationship between maternal knowledge variables and children's nutritional status at Tangeban Health Center. This is evidenced from 41 respondents whose nutritional status is good, there are 33 respondents who have good knowledge and there are 8 respondents who have poor knowledge. While out of 19 people whose nutritional status is not good, there are 4 respondents who have good knowledge and there are 15 respondents whose nutritional knowledge is still classified as low or not good.

When the world is facing the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also reported that Indonesia is facing an explosion of new pregnancies. According to the BKKBN, there are more than 400,000 unplanned pregnancies. Based on BPS data in 2020, there is an increase in the projected population of 271,066,000 people, which means an increase of about 4.8 million new births in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the anxiety levels of women aged fertile with the use of contraceptive methods during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Namorambe Health Center Work Area Deli Serdang Regency. Methods: The research design used by the researchers in this study was quantitative analytic with a cross sectional design. The relationship between maternal anxiety and the use of contraceptive methods shows that there is a relationship between maternal anxiety and the use of contraceptive methods. It is also known that pregnant women with mild anxiety levels have an estimated chance of 5.091 times to use contraceptive methods compared to mothers with moderate levels of anxiety. There is a relationship between the anxiety level of women of childbearing age and the use of contraceptive methods with a p value of 0.001. Low anxiety can increase the mother's interest in using contraceptive methods