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GroupsTable 15How They Cope With The Challenges They FaceHetero-Hetero-WomenSexuallysexuallyDUMSM RefugeesSex-InfectedInfectedWorkersMenWomenTransgenderSex-WorksTotalNo %NUMBER (N) 27 8 8 7 22 13 8 93 100COPE WITH THE CHALLENGES WITH SUPPORT FROM:Immediate family 15 5 6 1 15 5 2 49 52.7Relatives 5 0 0 0 5 1 2 10 10.8Long time friends 8 2 4 0 3 1 1 19 20.4Other PLWHs 21 3 7 0 10 4 3 48 51.6Religious leaders 7 0 0 1 4 1 3 16 17.2Counselor/staff atHIV orgs.16 3 6 0 12 8 5 50 53.8Telephone helpline 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.3Health Personnel 11 4 6 6 14 6 3 50 53.8Pamphlets 7 2 3 1 7 5 1 26 28Others* 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 7 7.5*Others:• Conferences (1 DU),• IKHLAS ( 1 women sex worker),• WAKE ( 1 transgender),• my partner ( 1 MSM),• UNCHR (2 refugees)Main concernsOne in four (25%) of the respondents, especially the refugees (6 out of seven) wereworried about their own health but 12 out of the 22 heterosexually infected women wereworried about care of their children when they become too ill or when they die. At thesame time another 18.1% were worried about death, 16.7% about their finance and 11.1%about their family becoming aware of their status (Table 16).GroupsDUHeterosexuallyInfectedMenTable 16Main WorriesMSMRefugeesHeterosexuallyInfectedWomenWomenSex-WorkrsTransgenderSex-WorkrsTotalNo %NUMBER (N) 27 8 8 7 22 13 8 93 100Own health 3 3 3 6 1 0 2 18 25Financial 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 12 16.7Knowledge of3 0 0 0 2 1 2 8 11.1status to familyStigma-society 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 6.9Care of children 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 13 18.1Financial(children)0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.4123