scholarly journals Urban high school students' learning about HIV/AIDS in different contexts

2010 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie S. Brotman ◽  
Felicia Moore Mensah ◽  
Nancy Lesko
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Urban High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Knowledge Level of Grade XII Senior High School Students Regarding HIV/AIDS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Stanley Lesmana ◽  
Riyadh Ikhsan ◽  
Azriya Azka
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Senior High School Students ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is a collection of symptoms or diseases caused by a decrease in the immune system from the body due to infection from the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) which belongs to the retroviridae family. Teenagers themselves are vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. The right and precise knowledge of HIV and AIDS is important in HIV prevention efforts in adolescents. Method: This research is a descriptive research with cross-sectional design. The sample population of this study was grade XII senior high school students of the 2020/2021 at Methodist – 2 Medan by sampling total sampling. This study was analyzed univariately to look at the descriptive images. Result: From the results of this study, it has obtained that the knowledge level of students grade XII Methodist - 2 Medan had good knowledge about HIV / AIDS with the number of 144 people (70.6%). Conclusion: From this study, it was found that the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS was mostly in a good category.  

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