Husband’s Education Level and Alcohol Drinking Habit as Risk Factors of HIV Infection among Housewives in Pati District
Abstract: Cases of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in Pati District increase, particularly
among housewives. The aim of this study was to analyse the risk factors of HIV
infection among housewives in Pati District using case-control study design.
The respondents were 90 housewives divided into case and control group. The
case group consisted of 30 housewives living with HIV, while the control group
comprised 60 housewives living in the similar area of the counterparts. The
data collection was focused on demographic, sexual behaviour, and sociocultural
variables possessed by housewives and their husbands. The study resulted that
the risk factors of HIV infection among housewives based on bivariate analysis
were housewife’s level of education, husband’s level of education, husband’s
occupation, housewife’s sexual transmission disease (STD) record, husband’s STD
record, husband’s participation in religious activities, and husband’s alcohol
drinking habit. The risk factors that fitted to logistic regression model were
education level and alcoholic behaviour of husbands that contributed to 29.1%
HIV infection among housewives. In conclusion, the husband’s variables are
proved having stronger and very significant correlation with HIV infection
among housewives than housewife’s variables.
Keywords: Alcohol drinking
habit; education level; hiv; husband
Author: Nurul Aeni, Annemarie
Westendorp
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170002
