Akseptabilitas, Utilisasi dan Adopsi Upaya Penanggulangan HIV Melalui Kader Desa Peduli AIDS Dari Perspektif Masyarakat di Kota Denpasar

Village AIDS Cadres (KDPA) Program has been conducted in Denpasar district since 2010. Despite the importance of community participation for a successful community based program, no research has been conducted to explore community perception regarding KDPA program. This research is aimed to explore community perceptions regarding acceptability, utilisation, adoption and inhibiting factors of the KDPA program from community perspective. The design used in this research is descriptive with qualitative data collection method through six focus group discussions in six villages in Denpasar. Data was analysed using thematic analysis.KDPA is well accepted as it is perceived as an important issue to be tackled in the community. However, many opinions arise concerning who should be given the role “cadre”. Lack of program introduction to the community and also high stigma and discrimination resulted in low program utilization. Villages with active KDPA have conducted various HIV related activities which were rarely done by the less active villages. There is lack of community participation on HIV related activities. Inequity of access to HIV information is exist between adults and teenagers, between men and women and also between the member of traditional and non-traditional hamlets. Program adoption is hampered by the lack of commitment of vilage authorities, limited resources available and poor program management. The utilization and adoption of KDPA program are sub-optimal. Program introduction to the community, program resources and program management should be improved.