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

Table 6

Multiple linear regressions for characteristics of social support network and social support.

Dependent variable	Social support β*
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Adjusted R2	0.05	0.41	0.46
Age	−0.008	—	0.067**
Sex
Female	—	—	—
Male	−0.041	—	−0.095**
Marital status
Single	—	—	—
Married	0.146**	—	0.061
Number of years of education	−0.043	—	0.031
Number of household members	0.143**	—	−0.019
CD4 cell count	0.160***	—	0.221***
Route of transmission
Sexual relationship	—	—	—
Injection	−0.145	—	−0.016
Other	−0.133**	—	−0.002
Socioeconomic status
Low	—	—	—
Moderate	0.002	—	−0.0104
High	−0.124	—	−0.116
Network size	—	0.661***	0.659***
Frequency of contact	—	−0.022	−0.023

∗Regression coefficients (β) in relation to functional social support.
** P value < 0.05.
*** P value < 0.01.