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Table 1 Demographic information

From: Investigating the contributing factors to HIV/AIDS infection from the perspective of HIV-infected patients

 

N (%)

Mean ± SD; min–max

Sex

  

Male

58(38.7)

43.5 ± 9.6; 10–73

Female

91 (60.7)

40.6 ± 7.05; 15–60

Age

  

10–20

2 (1.3)

41.69 ± 8.21

21–30

7 (4.7)

 

31–40

51 (34)

 

41–50

74 (49.3)

 

51–60

13 (8.7)

 

> 60

2 (1.3)

 

Province

  

Fars

118 (78.66)

 

Not fars

32 (21.3)

 

Religion

  

Muslim

147 (98)

 

Non-Muslim

3 (2)

 

Education

  

Illiterate

4 (2.68)

 

Primary education

116 (77.85)

 

Diploma

23 (15.33)

 

Academic

6 (4)

 

Education place

  

Shiraz

135 (90)

 

Out of Shiraz

15 (10)

 

Reason of leaving education

  

Lack of interest

56 (40.87)

 

Lack of possibilities

50 (36.49)

 

Lack of support

16 (11.67)

 

Unforeseen circumstances

15 (10.94)

 

Married status

  

Single

23 (15.33)

 

Married

70 (46.66)

 

Divorced

57 (38)

 

How to get infected

  
 

Man

Woman

Sex

2 (3.4)

1 (1.1)

Injection

48 (82.8)

2 (2.2)

Tattoo

1 (1.7)

0 (0)

Wife/husband

1 (1.7)

67 (73.6)

Mother child

2 (3.4)

2 (2.2)

Don’t know

4 (6.9)

19 (20.9)

Independent of family

  

Yes

103 (68.7)

 

No

44 (29.3)

 

Missing

3 (2)

 

Family size

  

Small (1–3 child)

16 (10.7)

 

Medium (4–10 children)

105(70)

 

Large (> 10 children)

29 (19.3)

 

Birth order

  

First

40 (26.6)

 

Meddle

73 (48.6)

 

Last

37 (24.6)

 

Parents

  

Present

43 (28.7)

 

Absent

107 (71.3)

 

Parent’s job

  
 

Father

Mother

Self-employee

105 (70)

1 (0.7)

Personnel

15 (10)

1 (0.7)

No job

25 (16.7)

0 (0)

Military

3 (2)

0 (0)

Housewives

0 (0)

147(98)

Parent's education

  
 

Father

Mother

Illiterate

70 (46.7)

107 (71.3)

Primary education

72 (48)

41 (27.3)

Diploma

7 (4.7)

2 (1.3)

Academic

1 (0.7)

0 (0)