Table 1.

Caregiver demographics

Data collection method	Focus group discussions (n=4)
Number of total caregivers	22
Gender of caregiver, n [%]
Male	4 [18]
Female	18 [82]
Race/ethnicity, n [%]
Coloured†	10 [45]
Black African	8 [36]
White	2 [9]
Asian/Indian	2 [9]
Caregiver role, n [%]
Father	4 [18]
Mother	16 [73]
Grandmother	2 [9]
Number of total children	18
Gender of child with ASD‡, n [%]
Male	16 [89]
Female	2 [11]

^†coloured is a South African term for individuals with mixed racial heritage

^‡ASD: autism spectrum disorder.