Multi-level intervention for HIV/AIDS caring in Indonesian community

Abstract

Treating the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) needs to be carried out with community participation. Caring community behavior problems require holistic approach for each individual element as well as society related to cultural factors and community contexts, such as norms, relationships, and critical structural factors in strengthening desired outcomes, especially in HIV/AIDS prevention. Some interventions aimed at increasing diversity of participants, and were mostly focused on overcoming individual-level of barriers to research participation. Most of the interventions did not evaluate their effectiveness on increasing the level of trial participation. Overall, there is little focus on interventions aimed at researchers, clinical trials, institutional policy factors, or studies. Therefore, a HIV/AIDS model of intervention is needed that emphasizes the inter-relationship of community elements, with local socio-cultural approaches through multi-level interventions.

Nurse’s role as a counselor and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV/AIDS patients: a cross-sectional study in a public health center setting in Indonesia

“…Public health centers (PHC) can provide care, support, and treatment (CST) services for HIV/AIDS patients in Indonesia; however, not all PHC are prepared for providing services. Intervention for HIV/AIDS care in PHC include various activities of counselors supporting patients during ART using CST program [10]. In Indonesia, many HIV counselors have a nursing background, and other healthcare members can be counselors through training and delegated from public health office.…”