Study the Implementation Policy of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Tanah Bumbu District

In order to provide legal certainty and legal protection against HIV/AIDS prevention and control in districts, the Tanah Bumbu District government has issued district regulation Number 7 year 2013 on HIV/AIDS prevention and control. By the district regulation, increasing of HIV/AIDS epidemic in Tanah Bumbu District could be minimezed but HIV cases ranked the highest and AIDS cases ranked the second highest among all districts in South Kalimantan Province. So, the study aimed to implementation the policies of HIV/AIDS control in Tanah Bumbu District. It was an observational study with a cros sectional design. Data were collected by in-depth interviews to policy actors and also collection of secondairy data of policy documents on HIV/AIDS prevention and control, data of HIV/AIDS cases from KPA Tanah Bumbu. The highest HIV/ AIDS cases in Tanah Bumbu district were among direct sex workers. Policy analysis by gap analysis on implementation the HIV/AIDS control in Tanah Bumbu District. Data were analyzed descriptively. The implementation of the HIV/AIDS control was not optimal, including promotive and preventive efforts that were still not maximal as lck of coordination and facilitation. Tanah Bumbu District Hospital as a people living with HIV (ODHA) hospital referral was not optimum, to provide services of counseling and voluntary testing, health care, treatment and support for people living with HIV. It needs coordinationon on HIV/AIDS control program among related institutions and Non Government Organization so that did not conduct the program individually.