Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that can attack the immune system and make the body susceptible to various diseases. Opportunistic infections can arise during the natural course of disease due to HIV infection. One of the opportunistic infections that is often found is tuberculosis (TB). This condition can be said to be someone who suffers from TB-HIV/AIDS co-infection. This study…
The occurrence of HIV/AIDS among adolescents is a serious issue that must be addressed to prevent its continuous spread. Various adolescent behaviors that are at risk of HIV/AIDS are referred to as key populations including men who have sex with men (MSM), female sex workers (FSW), waria (transgender), and injecting drug users (IDUs). Therefore, this research aims to determine the prevention of…
Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is one of the risk factors for the development of TB cases. Co-infection with TB and HIV is a serious problem with high rates of cases globally and in Indonesia, which, if not properly managed, can pose a threat to public health. Information on age, gender, and laboratory results, including hemoglobin levels and CD4 cell counts, are neede…
Lack of adolescents’ knowledge about reproductive health causes adolescents to neglect the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Indonesia and not a few women in early adulthood get cervical cancer. Prevention of cervical cancer can be done from a young age with the HPV vaccine. However, the knowledge and attitude of adolescents…
ABSTRACT Risky sexual behavior is one of the transmissions of HIV/AIDS infection to the high�risk male population, who are generally men who have the potential to become customers of sex workers, namely those who move from one place to another in a relatively long period of time due to occupations such as ship crew. The results of the 2019 integrated biological and behavioral survey (IBBS) fo…
Men who have sex with men (MSM) are defined as the key population, a high-risk group for HIV transmission. HIV cases among MSM in Indonesia have been recorded at 17.9%. This study aimed to examine the relationship between characteristics and risk behaviors with MSM incidence in Palembang City. This type of research uses combined research (mix method) with explanatory design procedures between q…
Populasi kunci seperti LSL (Lelaki Seks Lelaki), PSP (Pekerja Seks Perempuan), Penasun (Pengguna Napza Suntik), dan Transgender (Wanita Pria) merupakan salah satu faktor yang berpotensi mempengaruhi jumlah kasus positif HIV. Prevalensi kasus HIV di Indonesia pada kelompok LSL berada pada angka 17,9%, pada kelompok PSP berada pada angka 2,1%, pada pengguna narkoba suntik berada pada angka 13,7%,…