The Influence of Health Education against the Knowledge of Adolescents about HIV/AIDS in SMAN 21 Makassar

Abstract

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a disease caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) where the viruses were a contagious and deadly. When teens have a right understanding of this disease, the adolescents will be able to understand the dangers and alternative ways to avoid and overcome it. This study aims to determine the effect of health education on the level of knowledge of adolescents about HIV / AIDS in SMA Negeri 21 Makassar. The study method used quasi-experimental wit test one group pre test-post test design without control group. Subjects in this study were 45 students of SMA Negeri 21 Makassar with using purposive sampling approach. Collecting data was using questionnaires and analyzed with testing of Wilcoxon. The result of study showed mean difference of knowledge about HIV / AIDS before and after interventions such as health education (p = 0.000). This shows that health education about