Hubungan Perilaku Berisiko dengan Kekerapan Infeksi HIV pada Penghuni Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Medan Penelitian Potong Lintang di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Anak Kelas II A Tanjung Gusta Medan

Abstract

Background HIV/AIDS infection cases keep increasing every year. These found most common in productive ages. The number of HIV positive prisoners in Indonesia increase every year, The data from Health Department showed that 17.5% of prisoners HIV positive m 2000, a 22% in 2002. The cases of HIV/AIDS infection still not reported in young adult prison yet" 15 - 21 years old. Objective To study relationship between risky behavior and HIV cases in Children Prison Class IIA Tanjung Gusta in Medan, Method This is a cross sectional analytic study which was conducted from February to October 2009, with 78 samples of prisoners at Tanjung Gusta in Medan. Rapid test and questioners were used to determine HIV infection. The questioners were used to investigate risky behavior of HIV infection. Result Rapid test found 4 prisoners were positive HIV infection of 78 prisoners. There were relationship between intravena drug users and HIV infection (p:0,01), tattooing and HIV infection (p=.022). But there were no relationship between free sex behavior and HIV infection (p=0.348), homosexual and HIV infection (p=0.505).