A Descriptive Study of Students' Knowledge of HIV and AIDS at Santo Yoseph Catholic Senior High School, Kalabahi, Alor Regency, Indonesia
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https://doi.org/10.59890/ijeps.v4i4.17Keywords:
HIV/AIDS, Knowledge, Adolescents, High School Students, Alor RegencyAbstract
This study aimed to describe the level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS among eleventh-grade students at SMAK St. Yoseph Kalabahi, Alor Regency. The aspects assessed included the definition of HIV/AIDS, modes of transmission, prevention, signs and symptoms, and its impacts. This research employed a quantitative descriptive design involving 144 students who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed descriptively using frequencies and percentages. The results showed that the majority of respondents were 17 years old (64.6%) and female (58.3%). Students' knowledge of the definition of HIV/AIDS was categorized as good in 100% of respondents, knowledge of transmission modes in 96.5%, prevention in 95.8%, signs and symptoms in 92.4%, and the impacts of HIV/AIDS in 98.6%. Overall, 99.3% of students demonstrated a good level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS, while 0.7% had a moderate level of knowledge. These findings indicate that eleventh-grade students at SMAK St. Yoseph Kalabahi possess a very good level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Therefore, continuous health education and promotion programs on HIV/AIDS should be maintained and strengthened to sustain and further improve students' knowledge, as well as to foster positive preventive behaviors among adolescents.
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