RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE, KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEIVED STIGMA TOWARD HIV/AIDS AMONG HOUSEWIVES IN GARUT REGENCY
Hartiah Haroen 1, Wahyuni Maria Prasetyo Hutomo 2, Ahmad Yamin1, Neti Juniarti1, Citra Windani Mambang Sari1, Witdiawati1

1Community Health Department, Nursing Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia -
2Master Student, Fakultas Nursing Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Abstract

There are aprroximately 5,100 new Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in the Housewife (IRT) group every year, and 35% of them are infected from their partners. This rate is higher than HIV cases in other groups such as the MSM (man sex with man). West Java is one of the four provinces with the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases in Indonesia. One of the districts in West Java with a high rate of HIV transmission is Garut Regency, where the estimation of 1,681 people with HIV/AIDS. However, the number of HIV infections detected in January 2023 was only 1,286 cases, so it is estimated that 38% are still undetected. This research was conducted to determine the relationship between Age, knowledge and Perceived stigma about HIV among housewive.
This research is quantitative research with a cross sectional approach. Data collection was carried out in May 2023 and was located in X Village, Garut Regency, West Java. The research population was housewives in the category of women of childbearing age (aged 20-49 years) who lived permanently in the sub-district area using a purposive sampling technique of 97 housewives. Data collection was carried out door to door using a questionnaire which included data demographic characteristic, knowledge abot HIV/AID and perceived stigma. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS software (Version 21), frequency distribution analysis and chi-square test.
The research results showed that the majority of housewives (64 people, 66.0%) had poor knowledge about HIV, (32.0%) had high stigma about HIV and (34.0%) had low stigma. Meanwhile, only a few (34.0%) of the housewives had good knowledge and (25.8%) the housewives^ stigma about HIV was low. Relationship between domestic workers^ knowledge and stigma about HIV (P<0.021). The majority of housewives in the early adulthood stage (55 people, 56.7%), had high stigma (28.9%) and low stigma (27.8%), low stigma was more often found in late adulthood housewives (53.4%) . Age was related to stigma about HIV (P < 0.014). To increase knowledge about HIV and reduce stigma in society, efforts are being made to increase knowledge and group discussions about HIV/AIDS.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Housewives, Stigma, Knowledge

Topic: Communicable and non communicable disease