Table 3. Mean ± SD quality of life scores and the relationship between the demographic variables and the QOL mean scores of HIV+ patients in Shiraz behavioral counseling center .

variable	subgroup	Physical health	Mental health	Overal HRQOL
Sex	Male	49.3 ± 18.3	45.3± 16.6	47.7± 16.2
	female	61 ± 21.9	57.2 ± 23.4	59.5 ± 20.4
	p value	0.03	0.02	0.01
Marital status	single	47.7 ± 16.7	43.4± 13.7	46 ± 13.7
	married	60.1 ± 22.4	55.1 ± 24.5	58.1±22.2
	Divorced/widowed	48±20	44.6±18	46.7±17.5
	p value	0.01	0.01	0.006
Level of education	Under diploma	49.6±18.3	45.5±17.4	48±16.3
	diploma	48.6±18.7	43.3±12	46.6±14.8
	academic	64.3±25	61.3±24.9	24.8±12.4
	p value	0.2	0.16	0.18
Employment status	employed	63.1±15.6	58±17.7	61.1±15.4
	unemployed	47.6±18.4	43.2±16.7	45.8±16.1
	p value	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
History of drug abuse	yes	49±17.5	44.3±16.9	47.2±15.7
	no	59.6±24	57.1±19.7	58.7±12.1
	p value	0.02	0.004	0.006
Transmission route	Injection drug user	46.6±17.2	42.1±15.6	44.9±15.2
	sexual	57.3±20	55.6±16.9	56.7±16.8
	other	53.1±19	45.8±18.3	50.2±17.8
	p value	0.02	0.002	0.005
Length of infectious	Under 5 year	53.7±19.3	46.9±18	51.1±17.4
	More than 5 year	47.7±17.9	45.2±16.7	46.7±15.8
	p value	0.07	0.5	0.14
Distance between center to patient ,s house	Under 1 hour	53.6±19	47.1±19.6	51.1±17.6
	More than 1 hour	46.8±18.7	45.8±15.2	46.4±16.2
	p value	0.04	0.6	0.1