Open AccessIdentification of Sexsual Behavior and HIV Insidence on Public Transportation Driver in Sidoarjo
Author(s) -
Fufa Nandasari,
Lucia Yovita Hendrati
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jurnal berkala epidemiologi/jurnal berkala epidemiologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-092X
pISSN - 2301-7171
DOI - 10.20473/jbe.v3i32015.377-386
Subject(s) - condom , sexual intercourse , public health , population , feeling , medicine , data collection , demography , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , social psychology , environmental health , nursing , sociology , social science , syphilis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that may degrade human immune system. This is resulting from interaction between agent, host, environment. Viewed from year to year, case of HIV-AIDS on all parts of world is keep increasing, therefore this disease become health problem feeling concerned about to the society, because beside the vaccine and drug for the prevention of this not yet been found, this disease not generate symptom during its natural history. The objectives of this research were to analyze high risk sexual behavior causing HIV to the drivers of public transportation in Sub-Province Sidoarjo Those were sexual couple during last month, frequency of intercourse with another during last one mont, and usage of condom when doing intercourse with another. This was cross sectional study with the population were all drivers of public transportation who come to follow Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) examination. There were 62 respondents who came to follow it. Data collection was conducted through interview, admission filling of questionnaire and observation. The results than studied by using existing theory. The result of this research showed that any 5% of drivers with positive result of HIV, with risk behavior 22,8% doing intercourse with wife and whore, 4,8% with whore only, 62,9% of them were not use condom while doing intercourse. to reduce risk exposed to HIV, it is recommended to increase their knowledge and give motivation about contagious risk of HIV.Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the number of couple, sexual frequency, condom utilization, public transportation driver