Knowledge of HIV AIDS and Sexual Risk Transgender Women Behavior on Suburban City of Indonesia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Transvestites are male sex-oriented women and look like women, transvestites physically want to look like women and psychologically identify themselves as women. AIM: This study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge about HIV AIDS and risky sexual behavior in transvestites. METHODS: The research design used was Analytical Observational with a Crossectional Study approach. The number of samples of 103 people was selected by Purposive Sampling from all transvestites in Majene Regency. Retrieving data using knowledge questionnaires and risky sexual behavior. Data were analyzed using Fisher’s Exact Test. RESULTS: Average age of 25.33 years (SD = 4.43). Only about 13% had received university or higher education. The results of this study indicate that 33.0% with high-level knowledge categories and 67.0% categories of lower-level knowledgeable results showed a value of p: 0.007. CONCLUSION: There is a relationship between knowledge about HIV AIDS and risky sexual behavior in transvestites with p: 0.007.