Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Demographics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
| Marital status | Married | 63 | 88.7 |
| Divorced | 7 | 9.9 | |
| Separated | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Pre-stroke ES | EPPC | 12 | 16.9 |
| Self-employed | 48 | 67.6 | |
| Unemployed | 11 | 15.5 | |
| Post-stroke ES | EPPC | 2 | 2.8 |
| Self-employed | 18 | 25.4 | |
| Unemployed | 51 | 71.8 | |
| Hypertension | Present | 48 | 67.6 |
| Absent | 23 | 32.4 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | Present | 27 | 38.0 |
| Absent | 44 | 62.0 | |
| Marriage type | Monogamy | 62 | 87.3 |
| Polygamy | 9 | 12.7 | |
| Use/type of | Cane | 24 | 33.8 |
| Assistive Devices | Wheelchair | 19 | 26.8 |
| Zimmer’s frame | 3 | 4.2 | |
| Nil | 25 | 35.2 | |
| LOS from | High | 54 | 76.1 |
| family | Moderate | 16 | 22.5 |
| Low | 1 | 1.4 | |
| LOS from | High | 12 | 16.9 |
| Community | Moderate | 30 | 42.3 |
| Low | 29 | 40.8 | |
| Access to | Yes | 16 | 22.5 |
| Physiotherapy | No | 55 | 77.5 |
EPPC—Employed in public services and private companies
LOS—Level Of Support
ES—Employment Status