Disobedience in Medication and Opportunistic Infection as Lead Factors to HIV/AIDS Mortality at Kencong Public Health Center, Jember

Santi, Maya Weka and Deharja, Atma and Rachmawati, Ervina (2021) Disobedience in Medication and Opportunistic Infection as Lead Factors to HIV/AIDS Mortality at Kencong Public Health Center, Jember. Jurnal Aisyah : Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan, 6 (1). pp. 97-102. ISSN 2502-4825

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Abstract

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is defined as a set of symptoms due to decreased immunity caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). One of the sub-district in Jember which has the highest HIV/AIDS mortality is Kencong with the death number was 55.88% by January-July 2019. The purpose of this research was to analyze related factors to HIV/AIDS mortality at Kencong Public Health Center. Data were collected from HIV/AIDS patients’ medical record documents with 51 samples consisting of 17 samples from the case group and 34 samples from the control group. Analysis data conducted by Chi-Square test using a case-control approach. The results showed that there was a correlation between disobedience in medication and HIV/AIDS patients’ mortality, with p=0,000 and risk of death at 15,682 times OR (Odds Ratio). Likewise, there was a correlation between the patients’ opportunistic infection and the HIV/AIDS patients’ mortality, with p=0,004 and risk of death at 5,958 times OR. However, the variables of sex, age and level of education did not have any correlation with HIV/AIDS patients’ mortality. Kencong Public Health Office should encourage HIV/AIDS patients to improve medication adherence so can reduce the chance of opportunistic infections.

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