Research Article
Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran
Table 3
Network composition and tie of participants in study.
| | | Network composition | Network tie | | | N | Proportion % | N | Proportion % |
| | Relative | 212 | 98.6 | 980 | 72 | | Parent | 169 | 78.6 | 254 | 18.6 | | Spouse | 104 | 48.4 | 104 | 7.6 | | Child | 57 | 26.5 | 108 | 7.9 | | Sibling | 188 | 87.4 | 280 | 20.5 | | Kin | 104 | 48.4 | 234 | 17.1 | | Nonrelative | 171 | 79.5 | 381 | 28 | | Friend | 126 | 58.6 | 275 | 20.2 | | Coworker | 38 | 17.7 | 77 | 5.6 | | Advisor | 10 | 4.7 | 14 | 1 | | Neighbor | 9 | 4.2 | 10 | 0.73 | | Social organization staff | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | | Doctor | 4 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.36 |
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