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(“I …my experience society will never accept. Mouth says never-mind,never-mind but they will never accept”)(Rural, Malay, Female)Employment for PLHIVMost feel that they should continue to be employed or be given employment because theyneed to sustain themselves, but some were quick to point out that they should given workthat does not run the risk of being physically hurt (resulting in bleeding). Some say thatthey should be far enough so that there is no possibility of coming into contact with thesaliva of the infected.“sebenarnya kita kena beri peluanglah Kita kena beri peluang”(“actually we have to give them the opportunity. We must give them theopportunity”)(Urban, Malay, Female)“Dan mereka ini perlu diasingkan dan diberi kerja tempat yangdisediakan khas untuk…untuk mereka”(“And they should be separated and given a space specially for them”)(Urban, Malay, Male)A few of the participants were of the thought that they should not be taken into the foodindustry because of the fear that they can contaminate the food they serve. Others felt thatthey should be treated like the disabled where they can come together and producehandicraft for sale.Impact on the family“Segan” [Shy] and “Malu” [Shame] explains how families feel when a member isinfected. However, one member was quick to add that it was the community’s mistakenperception.“Malu. Sebab masyarakat ini pandang seronglah kalau kata orang adaHIV ni. terkena HIV, mesti ada masyarakat pandang serong.”(“Shame. Because the view of our society is distorted. Infected with HIV,society will have distorted views”.)(Urban, Malay, Female)“Yang pertama, mereka akan malulah, malu besar, sebab rata-rata kitatahu, semua orang tahi bahawa HIV/AIDS akan ditentukan datangdaripada hubungan seks, itu yang pertama, sebab yang paling atas sekali,jadi dadah ini mungkin jatuh kepada nombor dua, nombor tiga yang lain,jadi bila mereka disahkan HIV, itu yang masyarakat tahu. Jadi yang ituyang menyebabkan mereka malu. Tapi pada saya, sebenarnya benda itubiasa saja, tinggal lagi mungkin kerana mereka tu tidak ada pengetahuan92