Thrive Health Science Journal
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): September

The Impact of TikTok-Based Health Education on High School Students’ Knowledge of HIV/AIDS

Mustika Budiarti, Baiq (Unknown)
Wahyudi, Iwan (Unknown)
Fitrihan Rukmana, Baiq (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Sep 2025

Abstract

HIV/AIDS is a disease that can cause a person's immune system to decline to the point of death. HIV/AIDS in adolescents is an important problem to pay attention to, considering the many behavioral problems adolescents are increasingly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. The large number of HIV/AIDS cases among adolescents is caused by low adolescent knowledge. This study was conducted to determine the effect of TikTok-based health education on adolescents' knowledge about HIV/AIDS at SMA Negeri 2 Jonggat. The method used in this study is contingent with a pre-experimental design  using the one group pre – test – post – test approach. The number of respondents in this study is 40 people, with purposive sampling technique. The results of the Wilcoxon rank test showed  a P-value of 0.001 < 0.05 which means that there is an influence of TikTok-based health education on adolescents' knowledge about HIV/AIDS at SMA Negeri 2 Jonggat, it can be concluded that TikTok-based health education has a significant influence on adolescents’ knowledge about HIV/AIDS.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

thrive

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health Veterinary

Description

THRIVE Health Science Journal (THSJ) publishes original research findings and review articles related to Public Health, Medicine and Sciences. Papers presented at recognized conferences may be considered for publication. THSJ is an Open Access Journal where readers have access to full text for free ...