Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among University Freshmen Students Year 2016/2017
Abstract: Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is one of the most serious public health
and social problems in the world. Transmission of HIV occurs in the age group
of 20 years or below. One of the ways to prevent HIV transmission is to improve
the knowledge so the attitude and practice can be changed. The objectives of
this study was to identify the
knowledge, attitude, and practice of HIV infection among university freshmen
students year 2016/2017.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional quantitative study.
Samples were selected using proportional random sampling and primary data were
collected using questionnaires which were self-completed by 122 Universitas
Padjadjaran freshmen students year 2016/2017 in November 2016. Questionnaire
consisted of sociodemographic, knowledge, attitude, and practice data regarding
to HIV infection. The collected data was analyzed dan presented in the form of
tables and figure.
Results: Respondents had a median age criterion of 18 years, 52.5% were
female, 73.8% high school originated outside Bandung and 19.4% knew information
about HIV/AIDS through the internet. There were 18.9% of the respondents
classified as having “Good” knowledge, 63.9% classified as “Satisfactory” and
the other 17.2% were classified as having “Poor” knowledge of HIV. There were
52.5% respondents who had negative attitude towards HIV discussion and 96.7% of
the respondents had good practice.
Conclusions: Lack of knowledge and negative attitude towards HIV
infection and the presence of high risk practice for HIV infection demanded
that students should receive reproduction health education to support the
prevention of HIV infection.
Keywords: Attitude, HIV,
knowledge, practice
Author: Hervina Agustinawaty,
Bony Wiem Lestari, Rudi Wisaksana
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170152
