# Knowledge of HIV AIDS and Sexual Risk Transgender Women Behavior on Suburban City of Indonesia > Muzakkir M. URL kanonis: https://discover.unhas.ac.id/publications/knowledge-of-hiv-aids-and-sexual-risk-transgender-women-behavior-on-suburban-cit Jurnal / Konferensi: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences Tahun terbit: 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7222 ISSN: 18579655 Citations: 2 ## Authors - Muzakkir M. ## Abstract Objective: Transvestites are male sex-oriented women and look like women, transvestites physically want to look like women and psychologically they identify themselves as women. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge about HIV AIDS and risky sexual behavior in transvestites. Method: The research design used was Analytical Observational with a Crossectional Study approach. The number of samples of 103 people was selected by Purposive Sampling from all transvestites in Majene Regency. Retrieving data using knowledge questionnaires and risky sexual behavior. Data were analyzed using Fisher's Exact Test. Results: Average age of 25.33 years (SD = 4.43). Only about 13% had received university or higher education. The results of this study indicate that 33.0% with high level knowledge categories and 67.0% categories of lower level knowledgeableThe results showed a value of P: 0.007. Conclusion: There is a relationship between knowledge about HIV AIDS and risky sexual behavior in transvestites with p 0.007. ## Keywords - Medicine - Nonprobability sampling - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - Transgender women - Observational study - Demography - Sexual behavior - Gerontology - Clinical psychology - Family medicine - Environmental health - Population - Men who have sex with men - Pathology - Syphilis - Sociology --- Sumber: Discover Unhas — RIMS Universitas Hasanuddin. Saat mengutip, gunakan DOI bila tersedia atau URL kanonis di atas.