Table 3.
Support and communication patterns in respondent social networks by alter relationship to respondent
| Network members n (%) |
Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family (n = 84) | Not family (n = 77) | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Communication patterns | ||||
| Telephone | 41 (49) | 11 (14) | 5.73* (2.69–12.17) | 6.19* (2.80–13.70) |
| In person | 13 (15) | 56 (73) | 0.07* (0.03–0.15) | 0.07* (0.03–0.15) |
| Computer/social media | 18 (21) | 6 (8) | 3.13* (1.19–8.29) | 3.12* (1.18–8.25) |
| Communicate weekly (any mode) | 38 (45) | 59 (77) | 0.28* (0.14–0.54) | 0.25* (0.13–0.51) |
| Emotional support | 61 (73) | 59 (77) | 0.77 (0.39–1.55) | 0.77 (0.38–1.56) |
| Immediate financial support | 7 (8) | 23 (30) | 0.23* (0.10–0.58) | 0.21* (0.08–0.54) |
| HIV prevention support | 3 (4) | 13 (17) | 0.19* (0.05–0.65) | 0.18* (0.05–0.64) |
| Instrumental support | 7 (8) | 28 (36) | 0.16* (0.07–0.39) | 0.16* (0.06–0.39) |
1Adjusted for respondent education level and region of birth
*Statistically significant: 95% CI does not cross 1