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Pregnant Women's Perception about HIV / AIDS with the Implementation of HIV Tests
One of the infectious diseases that is being talked about is HIV / AIDS, an infectious disease
caused by infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The number of new cases of HIV / AIDS
in Indonesia tends to fluctuate. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between
perceptions of pregnant women about HIV / AIDS with the implementation of the HIV test. The design of
this study was questionnaire based survey with cross sectional approach, to determine the factors that
influence the implementation of HIV test in pregnant women. The population in this study were all
pregnant women in the working area of Puskesmas II Denpasar Barat, amounting to 573 people and a
sample of 82 people. The sampling technique used was consecutive sampling. Chi Square statistical test
and Logistic Regression were applied for bivariate and multivariate analysis respectively. The results
showed that there was a relationship between the perception of vulnerability of pregnant women about
HIV / AIDS and the implementation of the HIV test (p = 0.002), there was a relationship between the
perception of the severity of pregnant women and the HIV test (p = 0.019), HIV test (p = 0.006), there
was a relationship between the perception of obstacle for pregnant women and the implementation of the
HIV test (p = 0.009), the most dominant variable associated with the implementation of the HIV test was
perception of vulnerability (p = 0.004, OR: 5.885, 95% CI 1,776-19,493). There is significant relationship
between perception with HIV testing and vulnerability perception is the most dominant variable affecting
HIV testing. The results of this study it is recommended to increase health promotion related to the
implementation of HIV testing and its benefits so that pregnant women are willing to carry out HIV
testing.
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