Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
| Parameter | Sex | Total | χ2 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||||
| Care receivers | Sex, n (%) | 142 (50.2) | 141 (49.8) | 283 | – | – |
| Age (months), n (%) | ||||||
| < 30 | 35 (15.3) | 32 (14.0) | 67 (29.3) | 4.53 | 0.209 | |
| 31–60 | 70 (30.6) | 51 (22.3) | 121 (52.8) | |||
| 61–90 | 10 (4.4) | 14 (6.1) | 24 (10.5) | |||
| > 90 | 6 (2.6) | 11 (4.8) | 17 (7.4) | |||
| Mean age (months) | 64.58 ± 4.524 | 78.96 ± 4.993 | 71.75 ± 3.39 | – | – | |
| Caregivers | Sex, n (%) | 21 (7.4) | 262 (92.6) | 283 | – | – |
| Education class, n (%) | ||||||
| None | 2 (0.9) | 24 (10.4) | 26 (11.3) | 29.24 | < 0.0001 | |
| Koranic | 0 (0) | 39 (17) | 39 (17.0) | |||
| Primary | 0 (0) | 79 (34.3) | 79 (34.3) | |||
| Secondary | 9 (3.9) | 32 (13.9) | 41 (17.8) | |||
| Tertiary | 4 (1.7) | 22 (9.6) | 26 (11.3) | |||
| Postgraduate | 5 (2.2) | 14 (6.1) | 19 (8.3) | |||
| Occupation, n (%) | ||||||
| Trader | 16 (7.5) | 144 (67.6) | 160 (75.1) | 0.767 | 0.857 | |
| Civil servant | 2 (0.9) | 19 (8.9) | 21 (9.9) | |||
| Tailor | 2 (0.9) | 25 (11.7) | 27 (12.7) | |||
| Others | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.9) | 5 (1.8) | |||