HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN TENTANG HIV/AIDS, SIKAP DAN PERAN PETUGAS KESEHATAN DALAM PEMANFAATAN LAYANAN KONSELING DAN TEST HIV/AIDS PADA GWL (GAY, WARIA, LELAKI SUKA LELAKI) DI LSM MWGJ KOTA JAMBI

Abstract

Counselling service and HIV test is indespensable for a group of highly risky people to be willing to have a test. One of higly risky groups is gay, transexual and homosexual (GWL). Based on surveys in the beginning the members of GWL that benefitted couselling service and HIV test in Jambi city is still low with 46,80 percentage.The purpose of the research is to know factors related to behaviour of GWL in utilising couselling service and HIV test. This analytic research and descriptive analytic approach use crossectional design. The number of population in this research comprises 210 respondens, but the qualified of inclusion criteria is 89 respondens. The data was taken using questionnaire analyzed in univariat and bivariat using chi-square.Based on the result of analysis, gotten that most of respondens have low knowledge and education as many as 38,2%, possitive attitude in number of (41,6%) and the role of VCT officers comprises 56,2%, where there is a  relation between knowledge with the the behaviour of GWL utilising counselling service and HIV test with p-value = 0,000, comprises relation between attitude and behaviour utilising counselling service and HIV test withp-value = 0,000, and there is relationship between VCT officers and the behaviour of GWL in utilising counselling service and HIV test with p-value0,000.Hopefully that the VCT officers and LSM MWGJ improve elucidation regularly, directly or indirectly through information media, persuading and supporting so that the members GWL (Gay, Transexual, Homosexual) to utilise counselling service and HIV test.