HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP UPAYA PENCEGAHAN HIV/AIDS PADA IBU RUMAH TANGGA DI RW 5 KELURAHAN MERANTI PANDAK

Abstract

The research aims to determined the relationship between level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS with prevention efforts housewife in RW 5 Kelurahan Meranti Pandak Pekanbaru. The design of reseacrh with cross sectional correlation. The total sample are 170 people who were taken by using propotional cluster sampling techniques with respect to the inclusion criteria. The measuring instruments used a questionnaire that have been tested for validity and realiability. Analysis is used univariate and bivariate analyzes with Chi-Square test. The result showed (p-value 0,052 > 0,05), and that there was no relationship between level of knowledge on HIV/AIDS with prevention efforts housewife in RW 5 Kelurahan Meranti Pandak. According results of this study are expected role of active government efforts to improved the public's knowledge about HIV / AIDS, especially in the group of housewives.