Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Tentang HIV/AIDS Pada Kelompok Resiko Tinggi Terhadap Kemauan Mengikuti Program Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) di Wilayah Kota Palopo Sulawesi Selatan

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect of providing health education about HIV / AIDS on the willingness to conduct VCT in high-risk groups in the Palopo City Region of South Sulawesi. Method: This research is a quasi-experimental study, with one group posttest only design. Variables that will be examined include the level of knowledge about HIV / AIDS, and the willingness to do VCT. The sampling technique used is snowball sampling. High-risk groups taken as respondents in this study were sexual offenders, namely sex workers, transsexuals, gays, and pregnant women, drivers and syringe users. With a total of 42 respondents, data analysis used the wilcoxon test. Results: There was a difference in the level of knowledge between before and after getting health education in the Palopo City Region of South Sulawesi in 2019 with the results of statistical tests with p-value =, 013 <, 05. So there is an influence between knowledge about HIV / AIDS and VCT with the willingness of respondents to do VCT in the Palopo City Region of South Sulawesi in 2019. With the results of statistical tests with p-value = .001 <.05. Conclusion: There is a difference in the level of knowledge between before and after getting health education about HIV / AIDS so that there is an influence between the knowledge about HIV / AIDS and VCT with the willingness of respondents to do VCT in Palopo, South Sulawesi.

Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Pemanfaatan Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Mobile HIV/AIDS pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Kota Palu

“…Pandemi COVID-19 menyebabkan beberapa layanan kesehatan seperti penyediaan pencegahan, tes dan perawatan HIV mengalami pembatasan karena layanan ada yang ditutup untuk beberapa waktu, kapasitas terbatas atau orang enggan untuk mengakses layanan kesehatan di fasilitas layanan kesehatan karena risiko terinfeksi COVID-19 (Smith, 2021). Menurut (Sriwahyuni & Lindriani, 2020), individu yang berpartisipasi dalam pemanfaatan program VCT akan memudahkan petugas kesehatan untuk mengkaji motivasi individu untuk melakukan perilaku pencegahan. Individu atau masyarakat dapat mengubah perilakunya apabila mereka memahami apa saja faktor yang berpengaruh dalam perubahan perilakunya.…”