Year: 2024 | Month: January | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 678-684
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20240176
Analysis of Viral Load Factors in HIV/AIDS Patients in Men in Kendari City Hospital
Tuti Dwiyana1, Adius Kusnan2, Asriati3
1,3Postgraduate Public Health Department, Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Indonesia
2Nursing Department, Medicine Faculty of Halu Oleo University, Kendari, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Adius Kusnan
ABSTRACT
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the body's immune system. Compliance with taking antiretroviral medication is a must in reducing the number of viruses in the blood. The success of antiretroviral treatment can be determined by monitoring therapy, namely by testing the viral load. In the community of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Kendari City who are infected with HIV, there are still many who do not comply with taking antiretroviral drugs themselves. This research is intended to analyze factors related to the viral load of HIV/AIDS patients in men and women at the Kendari City Regional Hospital. The research design used was observational analytic with a cross-sectional study approach. The population in this study were all HIV/AIDS sufferers who were undergoing ARV treatment at Kendari City Hospital in the MSM category group, namely 371 people, while the sample was 79 people taken using simple random sampling techniques. The variables studied in this study were adherence to antiretroviral medication, clinical stage, and viral load levels of HIV/AIDS patients. Antiretroviral medication adherence variables were measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8 questionnaire. Clinical stage variables, and viral load levels were measured based on the doctor's medical records. The research data was then processed and analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression, with the help of the SPSS version 25.0 application. The results of the study showed that the variables were adherence to taking medication (p-value = 0.000), and clinical stage (p-value = 0.003), it was concluded that adherence to taking medication, and clinical stage were related to the level of HIV/AIDS patient load in promiscuous men at the Kendari City Regional Hospital.
Keywords: HIV, Men Like Men, Viral Load, Medication Adherence
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