Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Participation in Student Group with Awareness of Aids and Drugs (Kspan) Associated with Knowledge of HIV & AIDS among Junior High School Students in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

  • Author:
  • Putu Erma Pradnyani1,, I. Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra2, Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 2165 to 2169

1Master Program of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya

2Kisara (We Love Youth) IPPA, Bali Chapter, Indonesia

Abstract

Adolescents are very susceptible to HIV transmission. Junior high school students, in particular, should be equipped with HIV & AIDS information in order to avoid risky sexual behavior. Kelompok Siswa Peduli AIDS dan Narkoba (Student Group with Awareness of AIDS and Drugs)-KSPAN is one of the student organizations established in schools in Bali to help provide more comprehensive information about HIV & AIDS, including how to prevent HIV transmission. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of participation in KSPAN with the knowledge of HIV & AIDS among junior high school students in Denpasar, Bali.

This was a cross-sectional study using secondary data from Kisara IPPA Bali Chapter. Descriptive analysis was used to present the proportion of the students’ participation in KSPAN and knowledge about HIV & AIDS. Chi-square analysis was applied to identify the relationship.

More than half of juniorhigh school students had sufficient knowledge of HIV & AIDS (59.8%) and most of them participated in KSPAN (81.5%). Moreover, the proportion of students with sufficient knowledge on HIV & AIDS was higher among those who participated in KSPAN compared to who did not (67.2% vs 27.0%) The result of bivariate analysis using Chi-square test showed that participating in KSPAN was associated with having sufficient knowledge of HIV & AIDS (p-value <0.001).

Participating in KSPAN had a positive impact on knowledge on HIV & AIDS since students were provided with comprehensive information on HIV & AIDS. Therefore, increasing the participation of students in this organization is essential to expand the HIV & AIDS information.

Keywords

AIDS, HIV, knowledge, KSPAN, participation, student organization