CHALLENGE IN SOCIAL SUPPORT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

Abstract

Background Became HIV-positive people was the heavy burden in life, where complex issues always dealt. The complexity of the problem might be faced certainly could impact on the quality of life. One factor that had the important role in the quality of life was social support. Objective The aim of this research was to know the correlation between social support and quality of life people with HIV/AIDS, Methods the research design was used correlation analytic with a cross- sectional approach. The population for this study was all people with HIV/AIDS at KOPENHAM Mojokerto in 2016 who were 79 respondents. The Samples were taken by used random sampling which was 65 respondents. The data analysis used coefficient contingency. Results The result of the research showed that 29 respondents who had a low quality of life, 20 respondent (69,0%) did not get social support, while from 36 respondent who had the high quality of life, 25 (69,4%) respondents get positive social support. The data analysis used coefficient contingency. shows p-value(0.002) <α (0.05), it means there is a relationship of social support with the quality of life people with HIV/AIDS. Conclusions: Respondents who get social support have the high quality of life, caused the social support makes people feel appreciated and loved, but there are other factors in the quality of life, like age, education level, economy level, marriage status, and gender.