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. 2017 Sep;17(3):868–876. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v17i3.30

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics and anxiety and depression status

Characteristic All Respondents With ALA With no ALA With ALD With No ALD
Age: mean (standard deviation) 33.03 (10.69) 33.43 (10.52) 32.70 (10.90) 34.10 (12.12) 32.68 (10.28)
Sex: n (%)
Male 39 (32.8) 18 (46.2) 21 (53.9) 12 (30.8) 27 (69.2)
Female 80 (67.2) 35 (43.8) 45 (56.3) 17 (21.3) 63 (78.8)
Level of formal education: n (%) 11 (9.2)
None 38 (31.9) 6 (54.5) 5 (45.5) 2 (18.2) 9 (81.8)
Primary 34 (28.6) 18 (47.4) 20 (52.6) 12 (31.6) 26 (64.4)
Secondary 36 (30.3) 12 (35.3) 22 (64.7) 7 (20.6) 27 (79.4)
Tertiary 17 (47.2) 19 (52.8) 8 (22.2 ) 28 (77.8)
Marital status: n (%)
Single 55 (46.2) 20 (41.7) 28 (58.3) 12 (25.0) 36 (75.0)
Married 53 (44.5) 23 (43.4 ) 30 (56.6) 15 (28.3) 38 (71.7)
Separated 11 (9.2) 10 (55.6) 8 (44.4) 2 (11.1) 16 (88.9)
Employment: n (%)
Employed 73 (61.3) 29 (39.7) 44 (60.3) 18 (24.7) 55 (75.3)
Unemployed 28 (23.5) 15 (53.6) 13 (46.4) 7 (25.0) 21 (75.0)
Student 18 (15.1) 9 (50.0) 9 (50.0) 4 (22.2) 14 (77.8)
Relationship to patient: n (%)
Parent 32 (26.9) 21 (65.6) 11 (34.4) 13 (40.6) 19 (59.4)
Other 1st degree relatives 49 (41.2) 19 (38.8) 30 (61.2) 10 (20.4) 39 (79.6)
Extended family 32 (26.9) 11 (34.4) 21 (65.6) 4 (12.5) 28 (87.5)
Other 6 ( 5.0) 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3) 4 (66.7)
Perception of the responsibility: n (%)
Burdening 80 (67.2) 42 (52.5) 38 (47.5) 23 (28.8) 57 (71.3)
Not burdening 39 (32.8) 11 (28.2) 28 (71.8) 6 (15.4) 33 (84.6)
Burdened, accessing support: n (%)
Yes 46 (57.5) 21 (45.7) 25 (53.4) 12 (26.1) 34 (73.9)
No 34 (42.5) 21 (61.8) 13 (38.3) 11 (35.4) 23 (67.7)
(Not Burdened) 39 (32.8) 11 (28.2) 28 (71.8) 6 (15.4) 33 (84.6)
Months of care giving:
mean (standard deviation) 11.28(16.5) 6.43(11.8) 7.42 (9.3) 8.97(15.5)