Peningkatan Pengetahuan Komprehensif HIV dan AIDS Remaja Melalui Media Audiovisual dan Peer Group

Improving Comprehensive Knowledge of HIV and AIDS Among Adolescents Through Audiovisual Media and Peer Group

Abstract

Background: East Kalimantan Province is still in 10th place according to the data from the Executive Report on the Development of HIV AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infectious Diseases (PIMS) for the fourth quarter of 2022, with 324 cases of ODHIV found. With the high number of HIV cases in East Kalimantan, prevention efforts are needed at productive ages including adolescents so that a misunderstanding of how to transmit and prevent this disease can be conveyed. Objectives: The purpose of this activity was to increase the comprehensive knowledge of adolescents about HIV and AIDS through the use of audiovisual media and peer group methods, as well as to educate the public about the dangers, prevention, and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Methods: This activity used a one group pre test post test design with research instruments in the form of pre-test and post-test questionnaires on 43 samples. Wilcoxon test was used to bivariate analyses. Results: The results obtained there was an increase in knowledge by 41.86%, with a p-value of 0.0002307 < 0.05 which indicates the significance of knowledge after being given knowledge education about HIV AIDS