Sitty Khairun Nisa Tahir Rauf
Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Gorontalo

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Penguatan Kapasitas Konselor Sebaya, Edukasi, dan Dukungan Psikososial Berbasis Komunitas HIV Melalui Platform VIDA Digital Mamat Abas; Sitty Khairun Nisa Tahir Rauf; Ukhti Nurfajriah Sasmita Ijonu; Iken Meyti Katili
Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026): May 2026
Publisher : Yayasan Pondok Pesantren Sunan Bonang Tuban

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This community service activity aimed to strengthen the capacity of peer counselors in providing education and psychosocial support for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) through the utilization of the VIDA Digital Platform. The method used was a participatory approach with a pre-experimental design (one group pretest–posttest). The activity was carried out through several stages, including participant recruitment, pre-test, training and education, role-playing sessions, and post-test evaluation. A total of 56 students from Universitas Negeri Gorontalo participated as peer counselor candidates. The results showed a significant improvement in participants’ knowledge and understanding, indicated by an increase in average scores from moderate in the pre-test to good and very good categories in the post-test. In addition, participants demonstrated improved empathetic communication skills and readiness to provide psychosocial support. The introduction of the VIDA Digital Platform further enhanced participants’ ability to deliver technology-based services