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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING PRACTICE
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 87-91Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01816.x
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HIV; AIDS; Indonesia; primary health care; prevention and intervention
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- Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University
- Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia
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The continuing increase in the number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Indonesia is impacting on society. Various policies and strategies have been adopted and implemented to tackle this epidemic including primary health-care (PHC) initiatives. This paper describes the current HIV/AIDS epidemic in Indonesia and highlights a range of prevention and intervention initiatives introduced to limit the spread and impact of this disease factors, such as the characteristics of high-risk groups, the decentralization policy in the health sector, and the lack of skilled human resources and supplies in health centres have been identified as influencing access to health-care services among high-risk groups. Revitalization of a PHC approach coupled with adequate fiscal, infrastructure and human resources if addressed will increase of PLWHA and other risk groups to health care.
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