PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK PENGHUNI LAPAS TERHADAP TINDAKAN BERISIKO HIV-AIDS DI LAPAS KELAS IIB LUBUK PAKAM
ABSTRACT: HIV-AIDS (Human
Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a global issue
which is faced by almost all of the countries in the world especially those
belong to the developing countries including Indonesia. Based on the report of
UNAIDS (2009), the number of HIV sufferers in the world has reached 33.3
millions persons and those who died because of AIDS reached 1.8 million persons
Lubuk Pakam penitentiary is a place which is at risk of spreading HIV because
risky behavior exists in this correctional facility. The purpose of this
explanatory survey study was to analyze the influence of characteristics (age,
sex, education, previous occupation, kinds of problem, length of sentence,
knowledge and attitude) of the inmates in this penitentiary on the
HIV-AIDS-risk action in the Penitentiary Class II B Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang
District in 2011. The populations of this study were all of the 928 inmates in
this Penitentiary and 90 inmates were selected to be the samples for this
study. The data for this study were obtained through questionnaire distribution
and then were analyzed through multiple linear regression tests. The result of
this study showed that the variables with the most significant influence on the
HIV-AIDS-risk action were age, education, kinds of problem, length of sentence,
knowledge and attitude. The variables which had no influence were sex and
previous occupation.
Penulis: Efrina Purba, Ida
Yustina, Fauzi
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd120194
