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        "msgid": "we-shouldnt-worry-about-it-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-11-29 00:00:00",
        "title": "'We shouldn't worry about it'",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "'We shouldn't worry about it' People living with HIV\/AIDS often come up against discrimination rather than understanding. With an estimated figure of between 80,000 and 130,000 people living with HIV\/AIDS in Indonesia, and that figure continuing to grow, it is time for the public to acknowledge the real face of the virus. In commemorating World AIDS Day, which falls on Dec. 1, The Jakarta Post asked some citizens to think about the issue and respond.",
        "content": "<p>'We shouldn't worry about it'<\/p>\n<p>People living with HIV\/AIDS often come up against discrimination<br>\nrather than understanding. With an estimated figure of between<br>\n80,000 and 130,000 people living with HIV\/AIDS in Indonesia, and<br>\nthat figure continuing to grow, it is time for the public to<br>\nacknowledge the real face of the virus. In commemorating World<br>\nAIDS Day, which falls on Dec. 1, The Jakarta Post asked some<br>\ncitizens to think about the issue and respond.<\/p>\n<p>Askari, 35, supervises the food and beverages division of a<br>\nhotel in Slipi, West Jakarta. He lives with his parents in<br>\nCondet, East Jakarta:<\/p>\n<p>I work in a hotel. I have to interact with numerous guests of<br>\ndifferent backgrounds on a daily basis. It is possible that one<br>\nof them is infected with the virus. However, since I know exactly<br>\nhow HIV is transmitted from one individual to another, I have<br>\nnothing to worry about.<br>\nIf I friend or a relative became HIV positive, I would pray for<br>\nthem and treat them just the same as I did before.<\/p>\n<p>Unless we share a needle or sleep with an HIV positive person,<br>\nwe don't have any reason to worry, right?<\/p>\n<p>Bertha, 24, is an employee of PT Jamsostek on Jl. Gatot<br>\nSubroto, South Jakarta. She lives with her parents in Manggarai,<br>\nalso in South Jakarta:<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I don't know much about HIV\/AIDS, and I wouldn't<br>\nknow what to do if one of my friends or relatives tested<br>\npositive. I know that HIV doesn't spread through the air or food.<br>\nSo, I guess I would try to treat him or her as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Although I have been told that it is safe to be close to<br>\npeople living with HIV\/AIDS, I am still worried that very close<br>\ncontact could endanger me. If one of my close friends or<br>\nrelatives was infected with the virus, nothing would be the same<br>\nagain -- no matter how hard I tried to treat them normally.<\/p>\n<p>If my friend was HIV positive, I would learn more about it to<br>\nanticipate the consequences, and to enable myself to deal with<br>\nthe situation without hurting their feelings.<\/p>\n<p>-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>",
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