Psychological and Social Determinants of HIV: Path Analysis Evidence from Jepara, Central Java

Ita Fijanah Puspita (Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Uki Retno Budihastuti (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Moewardi Hospital)
Vitri Widyaningsih (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret)

Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)

Background: HIV/AIDS was a global problem as a challenge in health discipline and a very important burden of disease to be addressed. Moreover, it had high mortality. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors for HIV/AIDS infection.Subjects and Method: This was a case control study conducted in Jepara, Central Java, from April to May 2019. A sample of 200 study subjects was selected by fixed disease sampling. The dependent variable was HIV/AIDS. The independent variables were age, gender, unsafe sex behavior, sexual orientation, frequency of intercourse, injection drug abuse, social capital, perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, perceived threat, self-efficacy, and geographical location. The data were obtained from medical record and questionnaire. The data were analyzed by path analysis.Results: HIV / AIDS had a direct relationship with the frequency of sexual intercourse (b= 1.23; 95% CI= 0.27 to 2.19; p= 0.012), injecting drug use (b = 2.19; 95% CI= 0.01 to 4.37; p= 0.049), behavior unsafe sex (b= 3.10; 95% CI= 2.21 to 3.99; p <0.001), and sexual orientation (b= 3.69; 95% CI= 1.35 to 6.04; p= 0.002). HIV / AIDS had an indirect relationship with perceptions of threats, gender, geographical location, social capital, perceptions of vulnerability, perception of seriousness, self-efficacy, and age.Conclusions: HIV / AIDS has a direct relationship with the frequency of sexual relations, sexual orientation, unsafe sexual behavior, and injecting drug use. HIV / AIDS has an indirect relationship with age, gender, perception of vulnerability, perception of seriousness, perception of threats, self-efficacy, social capital, and geographical location.Keywords: HIV / AIDS, sexual behavior, social capital, path analysisCorrespondence: Ita Fijanah Puspita, Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: [e-mail]. Mobile: [phone].Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (2019), 4(1): 43-54https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpb.2019.04.01.05