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Table 1 Demographic information of the PLHIV

From: Resilience and social isolation in people living with HIV: a case study in Iran

Variables

Categories

n

%

Gender

Female

60

48.8

Male

63

51.2

Marital status

Single

24

19.5

Married

56

45.5

Widowed

25

20.3

Divorced

18

14.6

Education level

Uneducated

7

5.7

Elementary

29

23.6

Upper secondary

27

22

Diploma

42

34.1

Bachelor’s degree

16

13

Above bachelor

2

1.6

Job

Housewife

45

36.6

Worker

14

11.4

Employed

15

12.2

Self-employed

36

29.3

Retired

4

3.3

Unemployed

9

7.3

Number of children

0

27

22

1

32

26

2

21

17.1

3

34

27.6

> 3

9

7.3

Place of residence

City

103

83.7

Suburb

7

5.7

Village

13

10.6

Housing status

Owner

65

52.8

Leaseholder

35

28.5

Government-leaseholder

5

4.1

Others

18

14.6

Insurance coverage

Yes

85

69.1

No

38

30.9

Drug abuse

Yes

21

17.1

No

102

82.9

Family support

Yes

79

64.2

No

44

35.8

Number of referrals to the counseling center

Monthly

17

13.8

3 months

85

69.1

6 months

17

13.8

Yearly

4

3.2

Income

< 48 $

35

28.5

48–95 $

30

24.4

119–167 $

32

26

> 167 $

27

21.1

Age

Mean

SD

45.34

9.13