Abstrak 
Caring For Self: Perceived By Indonesian Muslim Persons Living With HIV Infection
Kusman Ibrahim, RN PhD, Praneed Songwathana RN PhD, Umaporn Boonyasopun RN PhD
Universitas Padjadjaran, Manuscript was presented in The 1st International Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing and Health, 1-3 December, 2010, Chiang Rai, Thailand
Bahasa Inggris
Universitas Padjadjaran, Manuscript was presented in The 1st International Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing and Health, 1-3 December, 2010, Chiang Rai, Thailand
HIV Infection, Indonesian Muslim Persons
There were an estimated 33.4 million people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS in 2008 worldwide, and most of them live in developing countries (UNAIDS & WHO, 2009). The HIV pandemic is still a major problem and poses continual challenges to every country, regardless regions and/or cultural beliefs (Fauci, 1999). Indonesia is a developing country which a predominantly Muslim. Population has been facing increasing numbers of PLWH since the first case was identified in 1987. Recently, the country has been noted as having the fastest growing HIV epidemic in Asia (UNAIDS, 2008). The estimated number of PLWH in Indonesia were 333,200 at the end of 2009, and if prevention programs do not work effectively, it is predicted there may be 541,700 at the end of 2014 (National AIDS Commission [NAC], 2009). Bandung is a city that reported as the highest number of PLWH in Indonesia, which was 1,948 cases cumulatively up to March 2009 (MoH, 2009). HIV/AIDS in Bandung is concentrated within high risk population groups, particularly intra-venous drugs users (IDUs) which constitutes 67.62%, and the majority of them are young adults, the most productive age group (Bandung AIDS Control Commission [BACC], 2007).