Table 2.
Profile of caregivers
| Variable | Parameter | Value for | t/Chi-square test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special school group | Nonschool group | P | |||
| Cases studied | Number | 40 | 40 | - | |
| Caregivers | |||||
| Age | Mean (SD) | 35.1 (5.0) | 35.1 (5.0) | 0.9463 not significant | - |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 20 (50) | 20 (50) | 0.1 not significant | 0.000 |
| Female | 20 (50) | 20 (50) | |||
| Relationship, n (%) | Father | 20 (50) | 20 (50) | 0.1 not significant | 0.000 |
| Mother | 20 (50) | 20 (50) | |||
| Education, n (%) | Primary | 10 (25) | 12 (30) | 0.2 not significant | 0.786 |
| Secondary | 19 (47.5) | 18 (45) | |||
| Undergraduate | 6 (15) | 7 (17.5) | |||
| Postgraduate | 5 (12.5) | 3 (7.5) | |||
| Economic status,n (%) | Lower | 20 (50) | 22 (55) | 0.1 not significant | 0.202 |
| Middle | 11 (27.5) | 10 (25) | |||
| Upper | 9 (22.5) | 8 (20) | |||
SD – Standard deviation