Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Sample characteristics total sample (N = 282 PLS – Caregiver dyads) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of PLS (N = 282) | Characteristics of caregivers (N = 282) | ||
| PLS gender | n (%) | Caregiver gender | n (%) |
| Male | 150 (53.2) | Male | 93 (33.0) |
| Female | 132 (46.8) | Female | 189 (67.0) |
| PLS age (years) | n (%) | Caregiver age (years) | n (%) |
| 16–24 | 36 (12.7) | 16–34 | 54 (19.2) |
| 25–34 | 97 (34.4) | 35–44 | 45 (16.0) |
| 35–44 | 90 (31.9) | 45–54 | 76 (27.0) |
| 45–54 | 38 (13.5) | 55–64 | 61 (21.6) |
| 55 or above | 21 (7.5) | 65 or above | 46 (13.3) |
| PLS marital status | n (%) | Type of relationship to PLS | n (%) |
| Never married | 121 (43.4) | Parent | 145 (51.4) |
| Married | 121 (43.4) | Spouse | 70 (24.8) |
| Separated/divorced | 23 (8.2) | Sibling | 36 (12.8) |
| Widowed | 14 (5.0) | Other family member | 31 (11.0) |
| missing | 3 | ||
| PLS occupational status | n (%) | Caregiver knowledge about schizophrenia | Mean (SD) |
| Not income-generating (Unemployed; Housewife) | 204 (73.1) | KASI total score (Possible range: 6–24) | 13.4 (2.7) |
| Income-generating | 64 (22.9) | ||
| Any other | 11 (3.9) | KASI Sub–scores (Possible range: 1–4) | 2.1 (0.6) |
| missing | 3 | ||
| Duration of illness (years) | Median (IQ range) 6.3 (6.0–11.0) | Knowledge about diagnosis | 2.3 (0.7) |
| missing | 19 | ||
| Symptom severity (PANSS Scores) | Mean (SD) | Knowledge about symptomatology | |
| PANSS total symptom Score (Possible range: 30–210) |
75.7 (19.9) | Knowledge about aetiology | 1.9 (0.6) |
| PANSS positive symptom score (Possible range: 7–49) |
17.5 (6.7) | Knowledge about medication | 2.3 (0.8) |
| PANSS negative symptom score (Possible range: 7–49) |
21.4 (7.5) | Knowledge about course and prognosis | 2.0 (0.8) |
| PANSS general symptom score (Possible range: 16–112) |
36.9 (10.1) | Knowledge about management | 2.8 (0.9) |
| Household level characteristics | |||
| Research site | n (%) | Highest education level in the household | n (%) |
| Tamil Nadu | 105 (37.2) | up to 8th Standard | 32 (11.4) |
| Satara | 85 (30.1) | 9th – 12th Standard | 114 (40.7) |
| Goa | 92 (32.6) | College or above | 134 (47.9) |
| Urbanicity | n (%) | Source of drinking water | n (%) |
| Rural | 195 (69) | Tap water (in the house) | 162 (57.5) |
| Urban | 87 (31) | Other source (public tap, river, etc.) | 120 (42.6) |