ADAPTASI PENGIDAP HIV DAN AIDS SERTA PERAN LSM DI KOTA PEKANBARU
Abstract: The number of HIV
and AIDS spreading in Pekanbaru city is increasing lately. HIV virus spreading
become a social problem when it is caused by individual reasons like free sex,
inject drugs, tattoing, and accident in medical world like contaminated blood
or organ transfusion. Another problem that should be faced by HIV and AIDS
sufferer is the negative stigma and discrimination from society. This situation
need to be handled with an adaptation process by the sufferer with the social
environment. In this research, writer discuss HIV and AIDS sufferer profile in
Pekanbaru city. Writer also discuss the adaptation of the sufferer and NGO’s
role in accompanying the sufferer. This is a qualitative descriptive research
with purposive sampling technique. There are 5 sufferer as the sample. These 5
sufferer assisted by NGO Sebaya Lancang Kuning. Result shows that adaptation
process of HIV and AIDS sufferers is higly influenced by their knowledge about
HIV and AIDS. Sufferers will be more easy to adapt if they are supported by
family and friends in social environment. In adaptation process, NGO’s role is
huge in transferring the knowledge about HIV and giving support for HIV and
AIDS sufferer. It is even bigger in sufferer who does not get social suppoert
from family and friends.
Penulis: Riadul Jannah,
Nurhamlin
Kode Jurnal: jpsosiologidd140357
