Table 1.
Demographics of the patients and their caregivers.
| Mental Health Care User | Participants/Caregivers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage |
| African | 16 | 80 | 16 | 80 |
| Indian | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Coloured | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| White | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| Marital status | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage |
| Single | 18 | 90 | 4 | 20 |
| Married | 1 | 5 | 11 | 55 |
| Divorced | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Widowed | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Gender | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | percentage |
| Males | 12 | 60 | 8 | 40 |
| Females | 8 | 40 | 12 | 60 |
| Age group | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | percentage |
| 18–19 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| 20–39 | 12 | 60 | 3 | 15 |
| 40–59 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 65 |
| 60–79 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Employment status | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | percentage |
| Employed | 1 | 5 | 8 | 40 |
| Unemployed | 19 | 95 | 12 | 60 |
| Religion | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | percentage |
| Christianity | 15 | 75 | 15 | 75 |
| Islam | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| No religion | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| African | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| Level of education | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | percentage |
| No formal education | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Primary education | 8 | 40 | 9 | 45 |
| Secondary education | 3 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
| Tertiary education | 5 | 25 | 1 | 5 |
| Period of mental illness in years | Frequency | Percentage | ||
| 0–10 | 10 | 50 | ||
| 11–20 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 21–30 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 31–40 | 3 | 15 | ||
| >40 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Relationship of the participant to the patient | Frequency | Percentage | ||
| Parent | 7 | 35 | ||
| Siblings | 9 | 45 | ||
| Spouse | 1 | 5 | ||
| Others | 3 | 15 | ||