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(“Can…can marry, no problem. But you must know you cannot have achild because of you. So how if you cannot have a child? If they reallylove each other and nowadays they do not heed their parent’s advice andthey want to marry also. They must be counseled…..long termcounselling. NGOs must give attention to this”)(Urban, Malay, Female)Schooling for positive childrenParticipants were in agreement that all children need to be given the opportunity to go toschool. However there was debate on whether the schools should be informed.“Kena beri peluanglah, sebab mereka ini kadang-kadang adalah mangsadalam keadaan. Makna bukan salah mereka jadi kita kalau macam saya,saya ada anak…jadi saya kena beritahulah dengan anak saya, kan.Maknanya beri sokongan berkawan, kan. Dan cuma mungkin classteacherlah. Setiap guru yang masuk tu pastikan supaya mungkin kanakanaktersebut dia tak cedera, tidak ada berlaku perdarahan. Tapi kalausetakat pembelajaraan biasa dalam kelas tu, saya rasa tak ada masalah.Kena terima sebab mereka ini pun sebenarnya mungkin berpeluang untukke peringkat yang lebih tingg.”(“Must give opportunity because they are sometime the victims ofcircumstances. This is not their fault. If it is me and I have a child, I willinform my child. Meaning support them by befriending them. And onlyperhaps with the class teacher.. Every teacher who teaches the child,ensure that he does not get hurt, does not bleed. But if it is just from thestandpoint of allowing them to study most of the time in a class situation, Ifeel that is not a problem. We need to accept that they may be able tostudy to higher level”)(Urban, Malay, Female)“Tetapi guru kelas yang murid ada HIV tu …guru kelas atau punsekolah…ketua tu mesti tahu apa…murid itu ada HIV tetapi guru kelasmesti apa…ada main peranan penting…jangan beritahu, janganhebohkan. nantihibohkan…seluruh sekolah heboh jadi lagi apa terjadi”(“But the form teacher of the positive child or the head teacher must knowthat the child is positive. But the form teacher has an important role toplay….don’t spread the work. Otherwise the whole school may know andthen what will happen”)(Urban, Indian, Female)According to one urban Malay male perhaps we could run a residential school to houseonly children with HIV/AIDS so that better attention can be given to them.Impact on the nationCommunity members were aware of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the country. Thefollowing were way by which the infection can impact the country:94