Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that damages the human immune system whose population is increasing throughout the world as well as in Indonesia with 48,300 cases in 2017. HIV patients must get Anti Retro Viral (ARV) therapy that works by inhibiting the growth of the virus. HIV patients have difficulty in accepting and adapting to themselves, thus affecting self- efficacy. Self-efficacy is influenced by parents, siblings, friendships, etc. that are the social support.
Objective: This study aimed to know the Correlation between Self-efficacy and Social Support to the Level of Compliance with Taking ARV Drugs in HIV Patients
Method: This study uses a type of quantitative research with a Correlation Study design using Purposive Sampling techniques with the number of respondents 33 using the Kendall Tau statistical test.
Results: The results showed that there was no significant relationship between self-efficacy and adherence to taking ARV drugs with a p-value of 0.170. There is a significant relationship between social support and adherence to taking ARV drugs with p-value 0.001.
Suggestion: the people with HIV should improve their adherence to consuming ARVs
