Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population, Republic of Congo, 2015
| Urban area, n (%) |
Rural area, n (%) |
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| people with dementia (n = 19) |
informal caregivers (n = 19) |
people with dementia (n = 17) |
informal caregivers (n = 17) | |
| Interview time, mean ± SD, min | 95.5±33.6 | 46.4±8.5 | 124.7±33.2 | 48.4±7.8 |
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 83.3±6.3 | 42.4±10.8 | 81.4±8.3 | 44.1±18.6 |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 13 (68.4) | 19 (100) | 12 (70.6) | 11 (64.7) |
| Male | 6 (31.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (29.4) | 6 (35.3) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 3 (15.8) | 11 (57.9) | 4 (23.5) | 10 (58.8) |
| Widow/widower | 16 (84.2) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (76.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 8 (42.1) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (41.2) |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Kongo | 13 (68.4) | 7 (36.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) |
| Teke | 3 (15.8) | 2 (10.5) | 14 (82.4) | 12 (70.6) |
| Other | 1 (5.3) | 3 (15.8) | 3 (17.6) | 4 (23.5) |
| School education | ||||
| None | 13 (68.4) | 1 (5.3) | 14 (82.4) | 3 (17.6) |
| Primary | 2 (10.5) | 6 (31.6) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (41.2) |
| Other | 4 (21.1) | 12 (63.2) | 3 (17.6) | 7 (41.2) |
| Religion | ||||
| Syncretic church | 15 (78.9) | 17 (89.5) | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) |
| Other | 4 (21.1) | 2 (10.5) | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) |
| Profession | ||||
| None | 19 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (100) | 0 (0.0) |
| Trader | 0 (0.0) | 12 (63.2) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (23.5) |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 7 (36.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (29.4) |
| GMW | ||||
| ≥137.19 EUR/month | 6 (31.6) | 14 (73.7) | 3 (17.6) | 3 (17.6) |
| ≤137.19 EUR/month | 13 (68.4) | 3 (15.8) | 14 (82.4) | 14 (82.4) |
GMW, Guaranteed minimum wage.