Background: Stigma and discrimination persist resulting many people living with HIV hide their status for fear of losing their jobs, social status, and the support of their families and communities. Methods: This case study presents collecting evidence and reviews factors relate to HIV/AIDS programme provided by public in Bitung Municipality, North Sulawesi Province, lndonesia. The objectives o…
Background: The quantitative assays are important tests in the management of patients with HIV-1/AIDS. The important step in developing the assay is the availability of the standard HIV-1 RNA. For this purpose, we optimized in vitro HIV-1 RNA transcription to produce the standard HIV-1 RNA. Methods: The HIV-1 DNA was amplified from pNL43 by PCR using a primer pair that was specific for conse…
Background: The quantitative assays are important tests in the management of patients with HIV-1/AIDS. The important step in developing the assay is the availability of the standard HIV-1 RNA. For this purpose, we optimized in vitro HIV-1 RNA transcription to produce the standard HIV-1 RNA. Methods: The HIV-1 DNA was amplified from pNL43 by PCR using a primer pair that was specific for conse…
Background: Commercial sex workers is one of high risk group in spreading of HIV/AIDS. In Langkat District, till October 2007 there were 7 cases AIDS reported from prostitutes. Objectives: The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of their predisposing factors (knowledge and attitude), enabling factors (complexity of condom, availability of condom, customer's comfort) and reinforci…
Indonesia faces HIV/AIDS epidemy that is now developing tremendouslyand attacking mostly the young generation. HIV-AIDS has emerged andspread through behavior such as practicing free sex lifestyle and usingdrugs by sharing needles. The objective of this article is to review the currentHIV/AIDS problems and measures carried out in Indonesia to help protectthe people from disaster. The proportion…
This research was aimed to find out the relationship between prostitutes knowledge about HIV/AIDS with their iterest to join voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) in ex localization of Semampir Village. Kediri. The design of this research was using cross sectional design. Research sample was 142 prostitutes who worked in ex localization of Semampir Village, Kediri Sampling technique used was …
HIV/AIDS epidemic has impacted the socioeconomy of the family, particu¬larly the quality of life of adolescents (12 to 18 years of age). To assess the inpact of HIV/AIDS in the family on the quality of life of adolescents and identify factors determining the extent of the impact, a research has been carried out using survey data on AIDS collected in 2007 by Center for Health Research, Universi…