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II. Economic Impact: How has your HIV status affected you financially andhow has that, in turn, affected your life?‣ Educational status and/or access to education• Of self, spouse, children, or other family members• Has HIV changed your or your family members’ motivation for education?‣ Employment status and career prospects• How was your employment status affected after your HIV diagnosis?• Physical health (more frequent medical leave)• Income• Change of jobs• Did you experience any discrimination at your workplace from youremployers or co-workers? How did you respond?‣ Financial status (earning capacity)• How do you feel your incoming generating potential has changed after youwere diagnosed with HIV?• How did your expenditures change after you discovered you had HIV?• Education• Medical care (drugs, hospital visits)• Food• How did/do you address your new financial problems and worries?‣ Housing/accommodation and transportation status• Did you have to make any changes in your housing and/or transportationarrangements? If yes, why?• What problems in housing and transportation do you face?____________________________________________________________________III. Social Impact: Can you share about how being HIV positive has affectedyour relationships with people close to you?‣ Disclosure• To whom?• What were your experiences of disclosure like?‣ Stigmatization and discrimination• Can you share about some specific instances?• How did you respond to it? How has it changed your behavior orlifestyle?• Do you still experience such discrimination today?‣ Home & family life• Who in your family did you disclose your status to?• How did they react when you disclosed your status? Did they accept you?If yes, how long did it take?• How has your status affected your:• nuclear family relations:142