International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp: (353-366), Month: October 2020 - March 2021, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
AWARENESS OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AND BACKGROUNG KNOWLEDGE AMONG STUDENTS IN UDAYANA UNIVERSITY, BALI SHALINI S JAYA RAMAN MEDICAL EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF MEDICINE UDAYANA UNIVERSITY DENPASAR
Abstract: HIV is the shortened form for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is a virus, such as the virus that causes the flu or cold. A virus is a minute particle that lives as a parasite in plants, animals, and bacteria. It consists of an inside (core) made of a substance known as nucleic acid and an outside (sheath) made of protein. AIDS is a shortened form for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is a condition caused by HIV. This virus, as stated earlier, attacks the immune system, the body's "security force" that fights off infections. When the immune system breaks down, this protection is lost and can lead to the development of many serious, often deadly infections and cancers. This is research is using based on descriptive cross-sectional study in order to obtain data about the amount of knowledge students about the mode of transmission and the progression of the disease in Udhayana University. About 100 students from academic year 2015 and 2016 participated in this study. Male participant from Udayana University who attended school in the city and also currently in their semester III has a much better awareness about Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) than the other male participants. Besides that, the female participants who has a better understanding and awareness on HIV is female participant who is from semester I and who went to city school. In conclusion, in order to outspread such understanding and alertness more globally, implementation of awareness program should be established among the publics through social media, health talks and medical tours. Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), deadly infections, cancers, health talks and medical tours.
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Every 25 minutes in Indonesia, one person is newly infected by HIV. One out of every five newly infected people is below the age of 25 years. Indonesia‟s Ministry of Health projections show that without acceleration of HIV prevention programs, over half a million people in Indonesia will be HIV positive by 2017. The epidemic is not just fueled primarily by sexual transmission and injecting drug use but also through certain body fluids [blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk] and also from a person who has HIV can transmit HIV. These fluids must come in contact with a mucous membrane or damaged tissue or be directly injected into the bloodstream (from a needle or syringe) for transmission to occur. Mucous membranes are found inside the rectum, vagina, penis, and
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