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Table 1 Comparison of social support scores among HIV/AIDS patients with different Socio-demographic characteristics (X ± S)

From: Social support status and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Kunming city, China

Item

n

Scores

  

Objective support

Subjective support

Degree of utilization of social support

Total score of social support

Sex

 Male

716

5.21 ± 3.89

15.43 ± 4.86

5.53 ± 2.14

26.17 ± 8.86

 Female

274

5.64 ± 3.51

16.13 ± 5.02

5.42 ± 2.01

27.19 ± 8.26

(t,p)

 

−1.652,0.099

−2.014,0.044

0.728,0.467

−1.700,0.090

Age

  ≤ 20

18

6.44 ± 3.11

16.00 ± 4.38

6.33 ± 2.35

28.78 ± 6.37

 20–29

188

5.31 ± 4.00

14.95 ± 4.40

5.76 ± 1.98

26.02 ± 8.10

 30–39

293

5.31 ± 3.87

15.80 ± 5.21

5.51 ± 2.18

26.61 ± 9.16

 40–49

291

4.98 ± 3.57

15.81 ± 4.91

5.53 ± 2.16

26.32 ± 8.64

 50–59

114

5.66 ± 3.79

15.84 ± 5.17

5.08 ± 1.92

26.58 ± 9.03

 ≥ 60

86

5.99 ± 3.82

15.45 ± 4.66

5.21 ± 2.02

26.65 ± 8.69

(F,p)

 

1.516,0.182

0.948,0.449

2.416,0.034

0.396,0.852

Ethnicity

 Han nationality

811

5.31 ± 3.77

15.63 ± 4.82

5.41 ± 1.96

26.35 ± 8.47

 Ethnic minority

179

5.42 ± 3.90

15.56 ± 5.32

5.92 ± 2.62

26.91 ± 9.69

(t,p)

 

−0.342,0.732

0.168,0.866

−2.469,0.014

−0.704,0.482

Educational level

 Primary school or below

259

5.58 ± 3.60

15.51 ± 4.67

5.51 ± 2.38

26.59 ± 8.79

 Junior high school

380

4.96 ± 3.56

15.52 ± 5.05

5.33 ± 2.03

25.81 ± 8.65

 High school

149

5.35 ± 3.92

16.23 ± 4.98

5.58 ± 2.17

27.16 ± 8.52

 College or above

202

5.71 ± 4.28

15.50 ± 4.90

5.75 ± 1.79

26.97 ± 8.82

(F/welch,p)

 

2.321,0.075

0.896,0.443

2.190,0.089

1.282,0.279

Marital status

 Single

298

6.38 ± 3.49

17.46 ± 5.24

5.48 ± 2.03

29.32 ± 8.45

 Married/cohabiting

374

4.99 ± 3.79

14.90 ± 4.23

5.70 ± 2.22

25.60 ± 8.07

 Divorced

279

4.78 ± 3.92

14.72 ± 4.87

5.30 ± 2.00

24.80 ± 9.02

 Bereaved wife or husband

39

4.51 ± 3.52

14.92 ± 5.13

5.15 ± 2.17

24.59 ± 9.09

(F/welch,p)

 

11.452,0.000

18.787,0.000

2.363,0.070

16.675,0.000

Occupation

 Yes

293

5.66 ± 4.29

15.62 ± 4.94

5.73 ± 2.19

27.00 ± 8.92

 No

697

5.20 ± 3.55

15.61 ± 4.86

5.41 ± 2.06

26.22 ± 8.60

(t,p)

 

1.616,0.107

0.024,0.981

2.219,0.027

1.281,0.200

Monthly income

 ≤ 500

247

4.58 ± 3.16

15.55 ± 5.35

5.23 ± 2.67

25.96 ± 9.17

 500–1000

116

5.09 ± 3.61

15.11 ± 4.77

5.10 ± 1.73

25.31 ± 7.91

 1000–2000

236

5.64 ± 4.10

15.75 ± 5.18

5.11 ± 1.87

26.50 ± 9.28

 2000–3000

206

5.47 ± 4.04

15.33 ± 4.10

5.20 ± 1.74

26.20 ± 7.97

 ≥ 3000

185

5.95 ± 3.82

16.18 ± 4.86

5.32 ± 1.97

28.05 ± 8.42

(F/welch,p)

 

5.008,0.001

1.226,0.299

1.995,0.105

2.489,0.043

Minimum living allowances

 Yes

188

4.81 ± 3.53

15.48 ± 5.11

5.41 ± 2.08

25.51 ± 8.31

 No

802

4.45 ± 3.88

15.65 ± 4.87

5.57 ± 2.10

26.68 ± 8.78

(t,p)

 

−1.279,0.059

−0.439,0.661

−1.799,0.056

−1.661,0.097

HIV transmission route

 Male-to-male transmission

183

5.78 ± 4.25

15.17 ± 4.57

5.83 ± 1.80

26.78 ± 8.47

 Heterosexual transmission

591

5.51 ± 3.80

15.86 ± 5.13

5.36 ± 2.04

26.73 ± 8.92

 Injection drug abuse

196

4.32 ± 3.19

15.27 ± 4.52

5.63 ± 2.46

25.21 ± 8.28

 Unknown

20

5.85 ± 2.66

15.90 ± 4.78

5.60 ± 2.35

27.35 ± 7.78

(F/welch,p)

 

7.693,0.000

1.344,0.259

3.167,0.028

1.688,0.168

Therapy status during investigation

 Never been treated

551

5.05 ± 3.52

15.41 ± 4.79

5.40 ± 2.24

25.86 ± 8.56

 Dropped out

252

5.31 ± 3.64

15.82 ± 4.95

5.44 ± 2.04

26.57 ± 8.06

 Group retained in care

187

6.21 ± 4.56

15.96 ± 5.19

5.89 ± 1.70

28.05 ± 9.72

(F/welch,p)

 

5.079,0.007

0.851,0.427

5.295,0.005

3.853,0.022