Table 1.

Demographic and structured screening questionnaire information (n = 20; 3 male : 17 female)

Socio-demographic information		Mean (s)	Range
Age of primary carer in years		42 (14)	24–71
Age child in years		10 (3)	5–16
Number of children living with primary carer		4 (2)	1–7
Distance to hospital from home (km)		20 (17)	0.5–50

Disability and impairment		Frequency count	Percentage (%)
Level of disability of child (moderate : severe)		7:14	33:67
Carer's disability question 1 (yes : no)*		17:3	85:15
Carer's disability question 2 (yes : no)*		0:20	0:100
Carer's musculoskeletal impairment* (yes : no)		17:3	85:15

Carer's relationship to child	n	Carers' general health†	n
Mother	13	Very good	3
Grandmother	3	Good	6
Father	2	Fair	6
Aunt	1	Poor	4
Employed caretaker	1	Very poor	1

Marital status	n	Type of accommodation	n
Married	15	Own house	11
Single	3	Rental house	4
Divorced	1	Family house	2
Separated	1	Squatter	3

^*Disability and musculoskeletal impairment screening questions see data collection methods point 1.

^†Carer's self-rating of own general health.

s, standard deviation.