HIV/AIDS mengancam eksistensi manusia, sehingga perlu dilakukan tindakan pencegahan penularannya. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi tindakan pencegahan penularan HIV oleh ODHA. Desain penelitian adalah deskriptif analitik cross sectional. Teknik pengambilan sampel adalah consecutive sampling. Penelitian dilakukan pada dua rumah sakit Pemerintah dan satu Klinik Yayasan Sosial Agustinus di Sorong Papua Barat. Jumlah responden yang diperoleh 75 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor yang berhubungan dengan tindakan pencegahan penularan HIV adalah umur (p= 0,040; α= 0,05). Pada analisis regresi logistik ganda diketahui bahwa umur merupakan faktor yang paling mempengaruhi tindakan pencegahan penularan HIV (p= 0,031; α= 0,05; 95% CI: 1.169-26.423). Umur muda berisiko menularkan HIV karena cenderung melakukan seks tidak aman. Perawat dalam memberikan asuhan keperawatan harus berfokus pada intervensi konseling bagaimana menghindari perilaku seks tidak aman.

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Age People with HIV AIDS (PLWHA) Precautions in Connection with HIV Infection. HIV/AIDS has threaten the human existence, so it necessary to actions to prevent the HIV transmissions. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the act of HIV transmission prevention by PLWHA. The study design was cross sectional analytic descriptive approach. The sampling technique is consecutive. The study was conducted at two government hospitals and one private clinic in Sorong. The number of respondents is 75 people. The results showed that factors correlated to the prevention of HIV transmission is age (p= 0,040; α= 0,05). In multiple logistic regression analysis it is known that age is a factor that most influences the actions of prevention of HIV transmission (p= 0,031; α= 0,05; 95% CI: 1.169-26.423). The young age due to become infected with HIV were more likely to perform unsafe sex. The provision of nursing care shlould be focused on the interventions counseling how to avoid unsafe sex.