International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE) Vol. 1, No. 1, January 2022, pp. 21~26 Journal homepage: https://ejournal.ipinternasional.com/index.php/ijphe/ ISSN: 2809-9826 Int Jou of PHE  21 The Determinants of Behavior Of HIV Testing in Pregnant Mothers Meilani Harahap 1 Nikmatul Khoiriyah Pulungan 2 Ennysah Hasibuan 3 1 D3 Midwifery Study Program, Padangsidimpuan Matorkis Midwifery Academy, Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia 2 D3 Midwifery Study Program, Padangsidimpuan Matorkis Midwifery Academy, Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia 3 D3 Midwifery Study Program, Padangsidimpuan Matorkis Midwifery Academy, Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received November 09, 2021 Revised December 02, 2021 Accepted December 23, 2021 HIV infection in Indonesia is one of the health problems and infectious diseases that can affect maternal and child mortality. More than 90% of HIV-infected infants are infected by HIV-positive mothers. Transmission can occur during pregnancy, during delivery and during breastfeeding. Early detection of HIV is important so that antiretroviral virus (ARV) drug therapy is carried out more quickly to reduce the rate of HIV transmission from mother to baby. The research, which was conducted at the Balongan Subdistrict Health Center, Indramayu Regency, was conducted to determine the determinants associated with HIV testing behavior during pregnancy. This type of research is quantitative with a cross-sectional study design using the total population. The results of the univariate analysis showed that 71.1% of mothers did not take an HIV test during pregnancy. and education about HIV/AIDS, because the husband is the closest person to the mother so that the husband makes a big contribution to providing support to the mother Keywords: Pregnant Women, Behavior, HIV Test Corresponding Author: Meilani Harahap D3 Midwifery Study Program, Padangsidimpuan Matorkis Midwifery Academy, Padangsidimpuan, Indonesia meimeiharahap@gmail.com This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike 4.0 International License.. 1. INTRODUCTION HIV testing is one of the strategies in the Global Health Sector on HIV 2016-2021 in reducing the HIV epidemic. In the Circular of the Minister of Health No.1 of 2013 it was also stated that pregnant women need to do an HIV test which is the cause of AIDS to find cases of pregnant women who are infected with HIV. Anti Retro viral (ARV) drug therapy is done more quickly to reduce the rate of HIV transmission from mother to baby. HIV/AIDS in pregnant women causes more serious problems because it can endanger the safety of the mother's life and is transmitted to the baby through pregnancy, during childbirth and breastfeeding. The number of pregnant women infected with HIV has increased. In 2011, the number was 534 people, which then increased to 1,182 people in January - June 2014. Meanwhile, the number of babies with HIV also increased, from 71 babies in 2011 to 86 babies in January - June 2014. Data from the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia in 2017 shows that out of 5,324,562 pregnant women in Indonesia, only 1,357,255 pregnant women underwent an HIV test, and 3,873 were positive for HIV infection, and were at risk of transmitting HIV to their babies. West Java Province was included in the top 3 most HIV cases in Indonesia in 2017. [7] According to the 2019 recapitulation data from the Indramayu District Health Office, the prevalence of HIV cases for the Indramayu district was around 3,674 cases, the third highest in the province of West Java after Bandung and Bekasi. In accordance with the Regional Regulation of Indramayu Regency number 8 of 2009 concerning the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, one of the activities is to carry out Voluntary Counseling & Testing (VCT) activities. The working area of the Indramayu district health office consists of 49 health centers. The coverage of pregnant women amounted to 43,102 mothers, and 7,879 pregnant women or 18% of those who did the HIV test were covered. Balongan Health Center is one of the community health service centers that runs the PPIA program through HIV testing for pregnant women in Indramayu district. Of the several health centers in the district, the Balongan health center is one of the health centers with the highest number of pregnant women taking HIV tests. Data from 2018 shows that out of 981 pregnant women who had their pregnancy checked, only 91 or around 10% of pregnant women took an HIV test. [4] Based on the description above, HIV testing is very important for the health of mothers and their babies. However, there are still a few women who do HIV tests at the Balongan Health Center, which is around 10%, which is still far from the achievement target that should be 100%. So that researchers feel it is important to conduct research on