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Table 3 Sexual network characteristics of the FSWs (N=615)

From: Determinants of safe sexual behavior of female sex workers in Tehran: the woman, her network, and the sexual partner

Characteristics

N (%) or Mean (SD)

Min-Max

Sexual network size

3.6 (SD=1.0)

1-8

Sexual network density

0.5 (SD=0.3)

0-1

Multiplexity

Yes

175 (28%)

 

No

440 (72%)

 

Duration of tie (Month)

47.2 (SD=44.3)

1-408

Frequency of contact in the last month

14.1 (SD=11.9)

1-30

Social support

3.0 (SD=1.1)

0-5

Intimacy

4.1 (SD=0.9)

0-5

Drug or alcohol use before or with sex

 Yes

260 (42%)a

 

 No

353 (58%)

 

Perceived safe sex norm

34.7 (SD=10.4)

17-34

  1. aDrug or alcohol use before or with sex data was missing for two participants (N=613)