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Table 3 Social support from most intimate relationship sexual partner(n = 165)

From: Experiences of visiting female sex workers, social interaction, support and HIV infection among elderly men from rural China

  

HIV (+) (n = 92)

HIV (-) (n = 73)

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If you were lack of money, would he/she provide economic/material support as you needed?

Never

39(42.39)

32(43.84)

 

0.02*

Occasionally

4(4.35)

13(17.81)

  

Often

4(4.35)

3(4.11)

  

Always

45(48.91)

25(34.25)

  

Comments toward daily life

Extremely alienated

19(20.65)

0(0)

 

< 0.01*

Alienated

10(10.87)

1(1.37)

  

Undecided

24(26.09)

18(24.66)

  

Close

35(38.04)

52(71.23)

  

Extremely close

4(4.35)

2(2.74)

  

Comments toward sexual life

Extremely dissatisfied

1(1.09)

0(0)

 

< 0.01*

Dissatisfied

18(19.57)

3(4.11)

  

Undecided

41(44.57)

21(28.77)

  

Satisfied

32(34.78)

47(64.38)

  

Extremely satisfied

0(0)

2(2.74)

  

She/he bring in emotional fulfillment to you

Strongly disagree

5(5.43)

0(0)

 

< 0.01*

Disagree

15(16.3)

2(2.74)

  

Undecided

29(31.52)

20(27.4)

  

Agree

43(46.74)

45(61.64)

  

Strongly agree

0(0)

6(8.22)

  
  1. *: fisher’s exact test