TABLE 1.
Characteristics of caregivers and children with cancer.
| Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
| Caregivers age | |
| <31 | 5.00 (22.73) |
| 31–40 | 10.00 (45.45) |
| >40 | 7.00 (31.82) |
| Caregiver gender | |
| Male | 5.00 (22.73) |
| Female | 17.00 (77.27) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 17.00 (77.27) |
| Separated | 5.00 (22.73) |
| Ethnic group | |
| Chewa | 6.00 (27.27) |
| Tumbuka | 5.00 (22.73) |
| Yao | 4.00 (18.18) |
| Lhomwe | 4.00 (18.18) |
| Other | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Religion | |
| CCAP | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Roman Catholic | 6.00 (27.27) |
| Pentecostal | 4.00 (18.18) |
| Moslem | 5.00 (22.73) |
| Other | 4.00 (18.18) |
| Education | |
| No education | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Primary | 14.00 (63.64) |
| Secondary | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Tertiary | 2.00 (9.09) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 2.00 (9.09) |
| Business | 8.00 (36.36) |
| Not employed | 2.00 (9.09) |
| Subsistence farming | 10.00 (45.45) |
| Relationship with the child | |
| Mother | 13.00 (59.09) |
| Father | 5.00 (22.73) |
| Grandmother | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Other relations | 1.00 (4.55) |
| Child age | |
| 1–5 | 9.00 (40.91) |
| 6–10 | 4.00 (18.18) |
| >10 | 9.00 (40.91) |
| Child gender | |
| Male | 10.00 (45.45) |
| Female | 12.00 (54.55) |
| Type of cancer | |
| Leukaemia | 6.00 (27.27) |
| Lymphoma | 7.00 (31.82) |
| Retinoblastoma | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Wilms tumour | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Other | 3.00 (13.64) |
| Duration of illness | |
| 1–26 weeks | 18.00 (81.82) |
| >26 weeks | 4.00 (18.18) |