DUKUNGAN TENAGA KESEHATAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN MINUM ARV PADA PENDERITA HIV DI LAPAS PEMUDA KELAS II A TANGERANG

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One therapy in HIV / AIDS patients is antiretroviral therapy. This therapy is lived for life by HIV / AIDS patients to maintain patient immunity. Therefore the use of ARVs requires high adherence to achieve therapeutic efficacy and prevent resistance. Social support is one of  the factors that influence compliance in care.

The research objectives to know the relation of support of health worker with ARV adherence to HIV sufferers in Youth Prisons Class II A Tangerang. Research method used descriptive correlational with cross sectional approach. The sample of this study is all inmates with HIV / AIDS in Youth Prisons Class II A Tangerang. Sampling technique in this research is Total Sampling. Univariate and bivariate data analysis using chi square test. The results of 33 HIV patients mostly 18 (54.5%) of patients claimed to get support from health workers and 19 (57.6%) patients stated obedient drinking ARV. There was the relationship between health worker support with ARV adherence patients HIV in Youth Prisons Class II A Tangerangv (p value 0.027).

With POR = 7,000 (95% CI = 1,493-32,818) which means that patients who do not get healthcare support are 7 times more likely to be non-adherent to taking ARVs than HIV-infected people receiving support from health worker. Conclusion, there is a relation of health worker support with ARV adherence to HIV sufferers in Youth Prisons Class II A Tangerang. Prisons are expected not only to be curative health facillities but also preventive in prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission.