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GroupsDUHetero-SexuallyInfectedMenTable 6Relationship with Their FamiliesHetero-MSM RefugeesexuallyInfectedWomenW.omenSex-WorkesTrans-GenderSex-WorksTotalNo. %NUMBER (N) 27 8 8 7 22 13 8 93 100RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILYDisowned 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 13 14Not Disowned 15 6 7 5 19 8 5 65 69.9No. Response 7 1 0 2 3 1 1 15 16.11. For Care &support2. Emotionalsupport3. Financialsupport1. For Care &support2. Emotionalsupport3. FinancialsupportDEPEND ON FAMILY FOR:8 1 2 0 9 6 1 27 29.012 6 6 4 12 6 3 49 52.77 3 1 0 8 6 0 25 26.9THEY SUPPORT FAMILY IN:4 0 4 0 9 3 2 22 23.75 1 7 1 8 3 3 28 30.14 0 6 1 7 2 0 20 21.5Information received at the time of testingAs part of their post-test counselling, respondents also received other information. Theseincluded advice on nutrition (24.7%), AIDS Related NGOs (21.5%), PLHIV networks,Government services available to them (18.3%) and others [information on programs &policy in Singapore (1 DU), referral letter (1 MSM), advice not to have sex anymore (1hetero female )]. At the same time 14%, most of whom were the DU (8 out of 27) did notreceive any follow-up information at all (Table 7).Accessing information and servicesMore than a third (35.5%) of respondents had no problem accessing information. One infive (21.5%) did not know where to find relevant information, and another 15% eitherwere too ill to access information or had transport problems. Transport problems weremainly faced by heterosexually infected women from Sabah or Sarawak. However 43%were not accessing information out of fear of being stigmatized. This was felt by allgroups most of which were by the heterosexually infected women (14 out of 22). Five outof eight MSM, six out of 13 and half of the transgender sex workers were also afraid ofbeing stigmatized (Table 8).108