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Most studies on HIV/AIDS revealed that young peopleare highly at risk to that epidemic mainly because of their physical,psychological, social, and economical attributes. AIDS is incurablebut preventable disease. HIV, the virus causes ofAlD.S1 spreadsthrough unique means and preventable. A significant effort onpreventing HIV/AIDS among young people may come from thefamily who generally has big influences over them- and thatinfluence can last a lifetime. In other words, working with familiesas early as possible in young people is lives could help solidify theirhealthy behaviors on HIV/AIDS and prevent the risk before ithappens. Yet, studies _found that families in Indonesia have uniquebarriers in preventing their teens to escape from the HIV/AIDSepidemic. This paper aims to explore family barriers in preventingHIV/AIDS in the context of Indonesia. Qualitative method with in-depth interview and focus group discussion was employed Theresults of the study found at least five cultural barriers faced byfamily, (1) cultural constraints, (2) lack of understanding about theextend of H1 V/A IDS problem; its causes and its solution, (3) lack ofunderstanding about how to resolve the Hi' V/A IDS problem, (4) lackof awareness of the HIV/AIDS problem, and (5) lack of support andencouragement. |
