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Table 2 Means and standard deviations in resilience factors according to socio-demographic variables

From: Analysis of resilience and sexual behavior in persons with HIV infection

Socio-demographic features

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

Total resilience

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Sex

 Male

20.00 (5.50)

15.71 (4.88)

14.31 (2.93)

7.81 (2.90)

3.97 (1.91)

62.80 (14.36)

 Female

21.37 (5.99)

15.00 (5.06)

14.27 (2.47)

8.64 (2.47)

4.29 (2.03)

63.59 (14.63)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual

21.45 (6.03)

15.10 (4.87)

14.54 (2.68)

8.48 (2.77)

4.41 (1.94)

64.07 (14.21)

 Homosexual

20.80 (5.29)

15.86 (4.95)

14.12 (3.06)

7.67 (2.83)

3.74 (1.90)

62.21 (14.21)

Age

 17 to 29 years old

20.30 (6.12)

14.69 (4.51)

14.04 (2.82)

8.08 (3.01)

4.13 (1.60)

61.26 (12.39)

 30 to 42 years old

21.62 (5.22)

16.48 (4.74)

14.36 (3.10)

8.15 (2.70)

3.84 (1.98)

64.46 (14.37)

 43 to 55 years old

20.81 (5.80)

14.94 (5.13)

14.32 (2.79)

7.85 (2.91)

4.21 (2.01)

62.15 (15.04)

Marital status

 Single

21.64 (5.18)

15.70 (4.90)

14.30 (3.17)

8.87 (2.76)

3.92 (1.76)

63.75 (13.85)

 Married

20.22 (6.21)

14.93 (4.63)

14.67 (2.49)

7.48 (3.38)

4.58 (1.96)

61.90 (14.32)

 Common-law spouse

20.13 (6.01)

15.86 (5.44)

14.00 (3.35)

8.04 (2.62)

3.72 (2.49)

61.77 (17.01)

 Separated or divorced

20.64 (6.30)

14.50 (5.27)

13.57 (2.27)

7.57 (2.97)

3.71 (2.05)

60.00 (15.36)

 Widow

21.69 (5.07)

16.61 (4.80)

14.69 (2.05)

8.69 (1.88)

4.46 (1.76)

66.15 (13.06)

Education level

 No schooling

21.00 (5.09)

13.00 (2.82)

14.33 (1.50)

7.33 (1.50)

4.33 (2.25)

60.00 (5.72)

 Primary

20.70 (5.14)

15.12 (5.44)

14.14 (3.07)

8.10 (2.70)

4.10 (2.07)

62.16 (13.86)

 Secondary

21.50 (5.94)

15.67 (4.87)

14.43 (2.95)

7.91 (3.21)

3.93 (1.83)

63.46 (15.54)

 University

20.90 (5.83)

16.24 (4.53)

14.29 (2.88)

8.14 (2.55)

4.12 (1.96)

63.70 (14.36)

Income

 Less than 600 euros

21.10 (5.29)

15.30 (5.01)

13.60 (3.24)

7.90 (2.82)

3.83 (2.08)

61.73 (15.04)

 600 to 900 euros

20.70 (4.93)

14.74 (3.95)

13.74 (2.80)

7.88 (3.04)

4.22 (1.80)

61.29 (12.01)

 900 to 1200 euros

21.93 (4.60)

15.86 (4.48)

14.70 (2.53)

7.90 (2.91)

4.26 (1.91)

64.66 (11.66)

 More than 1200 euros

20.84 (6.36)

15.81 (5.41)

14.63 (2.76)

8.15 (2.76)

9.98 (1.97)

63.44 (16.01)

Current employment situation

 Employed

20.74 (5.37)

15.33 (4.72)

14.13 (2.86)

8.10 (2.69)

3.94 (1.86)

62.25 (13.46)

 Unemployed

21.24 (5.91)

16.42 (4.77)

14.64 (2.81)

7.73 (3.09)

3.99 (1.99)

64.00 (15.07)

 On sick leave

22.00 (6.00)

14.70 (5.84)

14.29 (3.32)

8.20 (2.88)

4.62 (2.12)

63.83 (16.72)

Year of HIV/AIDS diagnosis

 1985–1990

23.04 (4.37)

15.66 (4.95)

13.57 (2.87)

8.85 (2.28)

4.76 (2.23)

65.90 (13.62)

 1991–1995

22.10 (4.82)

16.24 (5.11)

14.62 (2.87)

8.51 (2.82)

4.37 (1.84)

65.86 (13.73)

 1996–2000

20.50 (6.19)

14.27 (5.45)

13.77 (2.77)

8.05 (2.64)

3.00 (1.49)

59.61 (15.94)

Year of HIV/AIDS diagnosis

 2001–2005

20.55 (6.23)

15.41 (5.13)

14.96 (2.74)

8.00 (2.80)

4.27 (1.86)

63.20 (15.47)

 2006–2010

20.33 (5.76)

15.61 (4.65)

14.24 (2.86)

7.48 (3.02)

3.85 (1.94)

61.53 (13.97)

Number of people to whom HIV status was disclosed

 None

23.07 (5.25)

14.92 (6.79)

15.50 (2.87)

8.21 (3.55)

4.07 (1.54)

65.78 (15.49)

 1 to 5 persons

20.20 (5.65)

15.19 (4.53)

14.41 (3.09)

7.80 (2.92)

3.93 (2.09)

61.55 (13.92)

 6 to 15 persons

20.74 (5.30)

15.58 (4.62)

13.64 (2.41)

7.89 (2.92)

3.82 (1.76)

61.69 (14.21)

 16 to 30 persons

21.08 (5.36)

15.33 (4.16)

14.25 (2.34)

8.08 (1.72)

4.58 (1.97)

63.33 (12.15)

 More than 30 persons

24.37 (5.58)

17.87 (6.09)

14.37 (3.44)

9.06 (2.64)

4.75 (1.91)

70.43 (16.53)

Total

21.07 (5.60)

15.54 (4.92)

14.30 (2.91)

8.01 (2.82)

4.05 (1.94)

62.98 (14.38)

  1. SD standard deviation; Factor 1 personal competence, high standards, and tenacity; Factor 2 trust in intuition, tolerance to negative affect, and tolerance to adversity; Factor 3 positive acceptance of change; Factor 4 control; Factor 5 spirituality