Malahayati International Journal of Nursing and Health Science
Vol 6, No 1 (2023)

The attitude of preventing opportunistic infections among PLHIV/AIDS attending non-governmental organization (Kuldesak) Depok City, Indonesia

Talitha El Zhafira Hadi (Departemen Epidemiologi Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Indonesia)
Helda Helda (Departemen Epidemiologi Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat Universitas Indonesia)



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Publish Date
16 Mar 2023

Abstract

Background: The number of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) is increasing and it has become a pandemic in various parts of the world. However, there are still limited AIDS countermeasures in preventing death, one of which is by reducing opportunistic infections.Purpose: To determine the factors associated with the attitude of preventing opportunistic infections among PLHIV/AIDS attending non-governmental organization (Kuldesak) Depok City, IndonesiaMethod: An analytic research with a cross-sectional research design which aims to determine the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The number of samples in this study were 71 PLHIV attending non-governmental organization “Kumpulan Dengan Segala Aksi Kemanusiaan” (Kuldesak) Peer Support Group (PSG)  Depok City, Indonesia. Samples were taken using a non-random sampling technique with purposive sampling.Results: Obtained that three variables influenced the attitudes to prevent opportunistic infection in PLWHA, namely perceived susceptibility (AOR = 4,98; 95% CI = 1,459-17,029), perceived severity (AOR = 4,04; 95% CI = 1,161-14,079) and perceived benefit (AOR = 7,13; 95% CI = 1,846-27,601).Conclusion: Almost half of all respondents in the Kuldesak Peer Support Group (PSG) Depok City have a low attitudes to prevent opportunistic infection. Perceived benefit was the most dominant predictor in determining attitudes to prevent opportunistic infection.Suggestion: In order to further develop this research and provide education so that the attitude of OI preventing, especially in PLWHA, is better than before.

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Malahayati International Journal of Nursing And Health Science is a peer reviewed journal and provides a platform to publish area of nursing and health science. The journal also seeks to advance the quality of research by publishing papers introducing or elaborate on new methods in nursing and ...