Table 1.

Characteristics of family caregivers

Characteristics	n	%
Gender
Female	67	52.8
Male	60	47.2
Age, yrs
18-30	47	37.0
31-40	28	22.0
41-50	24	18.9
51-60	18	14.2
≥61	10	7.9
Marital status
Married	79	62.2
Single-widowed	48	37.8
Education status
Literate	26	20.5
Primary school	66	52.0
High school and above	35	27.5
Employed
Yes	37	29.1
No	90	70.9
Degree of affinity to the patient
Spouse	31	24.4
Mother–father	38	29.9
Daughter	15	11.8
Son	15	11.8
Sibling	13	10.2
Other	15	11.8
Duration of care
3-12 months	89	70.1
13-24 months	9	7.1
24 months and above	29	22.8
Are they adequately informed of the care required for the patient
Yes	32	54.3
No	26	20.5
Partially	69	25.2
Have they received training to meet the care requirements of the patient
Yes	7	5.5
No	120	94.5
Do they help the patient?
Always	94	77.2
Mostly	29	22.8
Does the caregiver have a chronic disease?
Yes	22	17.3
No	105	82.7
Total	127	100