Enhancing HIV/AIDS Prevention in Adolescents: An Information- Motivation-Behavioral Skills Approach
Keywords:
HIV-AIDS, Health Education, Cadre, Information, AdolescentsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine how adolescents' knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS prevention were affected by health education using a motivational information approach.
METHODOLOGY: This study employed a quasi-experimental design conducted in Bima, NTB, Indonesia, from July 2024 to January 2025. A cluster sampling technique was used, yielding a total of 374 students divided into two groups. The control group received HIV/AIDS educational materials in the form of textbooks without support from cadres. In contrast, the intervention group was given a booklet about HIV/AIDS and received guidance from a cadre. The intervention was carried out four times a week for six months. Data analysis was performed using a paired t-test.
RESULTS: The intervention significantly improved knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS prevention in adolescents, regardless of the control or intervention group. The intervention group showed a significant increase in knowledge scores about HIV/AIDS, with an average score of 13.74, compared to the control group's 8.04. The intervention group also showed a significant increase in attitude scores, with an average of 47.12, compared to the control group's average of 35.04. Both knowledge and attitude in the intervention group had p-values of <0.000.
CONCLUSION: The intervention proved to be more effective in improving knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS.
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