Table 2.

Levels and sources of social support and differences between the four groups

Source	Comparison group of children (n = 100)	Orphaned and vulnerable children			F
		AIDS-orphaned children (n = 74)	Other-orphans (n = 67)	Children with HIV/AIDS-infected parents (n = 50)
PSS Scale (Total Support)	38.18 (4.71)	33.00 (3.24)	32.15 (3.45)	31.26 (3.29)	53.685c
FAMILY	12.76 (2.31)	8.12 (1.78)	7.15 (1.73)	7.20 (1.67)	160.226c
FRIENDS	12.78 (2.47)	12.86 (2.18)	12.46 (2.52)	12.06 (2.39)	1.406
OTHER	12.64 (2.18)	12.01 (1.81)	12.54 (1.93)	12.00 (2.37)	1.964

^cDenotes significance at the .001 level