Factors Determining Coping Strategy in HIV/AIDS Survival

Abstract

Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are still global health problems. Although the incidence of HIV has decreased from 0.40 people per 1000 to 0.26 people per 1000 people who are not infected in 2016, the trend is still concerning. Indonesia is ranked 5th as the country most at risk of HIV/AIDS in Asia, so the HIV/AIDS epidemic is also a problem in Indonesia. Objective: To identify determinants of coping strategies for HIV/AIDS survivors. Methods: This research is an analytic study with a cross sectional research design, and a quantitative approach. Research subjects in the group were selected randomly. The sample in this study, namely PLWHA who were recorded at the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) of Tangerang Regency, amounted to 36 PLWHA. Results: In Education with Coping Strategies, the p-value was 0.043. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a relationship between Education and Coping Strategies in Tangerang District Hospital, while the coping strategy with openness status, history of opportunistic infections and outcome expectations stated that there was no relationship with openness. status, history of opportunistic infections, and outcome expectations, with different p-values.