Factors Associated With The Knowledge of Pregnant Women on HIV Examination
I Gusti Ayu Agung Mas Apsari, Ni Luh Adi Satriani, Idah Ayu Wulandari
Institute of Technology and Health Bali
Abstract
HIV cases in housewives are still a problem in Indonesia. This affects of pregnant women with HIV who will give birth, however HIV examination in pregnant women should be done. One of the factors which influence pregnant women to do HIV examination is the level of knowledge of the pregnant women. The aim of this study this was to identify the factors associated with knowledge of pregnant women on HIV examination.This research employed analytic, cross-sectional design and conducted in Public Health Centre (PHC) II South Denpasar. The population of this study was 240 pregnant women who visited the PHC. There were 75 pregnant women involved in this study which were selected through consecutive sampling. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect the data and a self-administered questionnaire was completed by all respondents. The data were analyzed by using Spearman Rho. The results showed that 70.7% of pregnant women in PHC II South Denpasar had less knowledge on HIV examination. It was also found that there was a correlation among education1, age2, social-economic3, experience4 and the level of knowledge of pregnant women on HIV examination (ρ value <0,001, 0,002, <0,001, and 0,010). Therefore, the PHC II South Denpasar is expected to increase the frequency of counselling meeting for pregnant women.
Keywords: HIV Testing, Pregnant Women, HIV/AIDS, and Level of Knowledge
Topic: Education and Learning