The effect of counseling on adherence arv therapy in HIV/AIDS patient in H.A. sulthan daeng radja bulukumba regency

Abstract

Objective

This study aims to determine the effect of counseling on adherence to HIV/AIDS sufferers in RSUD. H. Sulthan Daeng Radja Bulukumba while undergoing therapy.

Methods

This study used a quasi-experimental method with a nonrandomized control group pretest posttest design, Sampling by Purporsive sampling is 48 ODHA consisting of 2 groups, namely the intervention group and the control group, each 24 respondents. Data is analyzed descriptively and bivariately using the McNemar test.

Results

Showed the highest respondent characteristics of the two study groups in the productive age group, 25–45 years old 91.6% with male and sex 79.2% married status 45.8%, the highest education level high school 70.8%. There are significant differences in the compliance of respondents after getting counseling at 93.8%.

Conclusion

Compliance of people with HIV has increased percentage both in the intervention group and the control group after counseling interventions in the intervention group 109% while the control group was 30%, after statistical tests, the effect of counseling was observed on the compliance of people with HIV with a p value <α. The improvement in the quality of life that can be felt by PLWHA while undergoing ARV therapy which is proven to be getting better.