Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants in study.

Variable	𝑁	Mean (SD) or %
Age	215	35 (8.5)
Number of household members	214	3.64 (1.82)
Number of years of education	212	9.8 (3.75)
CD4 cell count	215	306.7 (252.9)
Network size	215	8.1 (3.6)
Route of transmission
Sexual relationship	95	44.2%
Inject drug user	84	39.1%
Other (tattooing, mother; to child, and dental services)	36	16.7%
Marital status
Married	101	47%
Single	114	53%
Sex
Female	72	33.5%
Male	143	66.5%
Socioeconomic status
Low	17	7.9%
Moderate	140	65.1 %
High	58	27%