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ISSN : 30249546     EISSN : 30248582     DOI : https://doi.org/10.59653/jimat
Jurnal Riset Multidisiplin dan Inovasi Teknologi (JIMAT) is to promote excellence by providing a venue for academics, students, and practitioners to publish current and significant empirical and conceptual research or builds theory. The journal is a double-blind, peer reviewed, open access journal. The journal publish articles in different fields of Applied sciences, Physical science, Social sciences, and Technology innovation. The journal also serves as a platform for reporting on the latest research findings and exchange of best practices among the global community of scholars and researchers. Editors invite reviewers, researcher, lecturers, practitioners, industry, and observers to contribute to this journal.
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Knowledge of Sex Education and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Status: A Descriptive Study in Alhajuela, Ecuador Bone, Karla S.; Fernández, Marcos A.; Moreira, Alison N.; Pérez, Karel Fernández
Jurnal Riset Multidisiplin dan Inovasi Teknologi Том 4 № 01 (2026): Jurnal Riset Multidisiplin dan Inovasi Teknologi
Publisher : PT. Riset Press International

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Abstract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a global public health problem. In rural communities such as Alhajuela, the lack of comprehensive sex education is a factor that contributes to the spread of the virus. This essay has a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the parish of Alhajuela, Portoviejo, between October 2024 and March 2025, with interviews with health personnel and surveys of 60 residents. The result show a prevalence of 0.45%, higher than the national average (0.27%). Seventy percent of cases were men, and the most affected groups were young adults between the ages of 18 and 39. Thirty-eight-point three percent of respondents had a low level of knowledge about sex education. The study concludes that there are significant deficiencies in sexual health education, which increases vulnerability to HIV in the community. Comprehensive sex education programs and accessible prevention strategies are needed to strengthen the population´s capabilities.