Table 1.
General characteristics of the study caregivers.
| Factor | Value |
|---|---|
| N | 704 |
| Sex | |
| Men | 221 (31.6%) |
| Women | 479 (68.4%) |
| Caregiver age | |
| <45 | 298 (42.3%) |
| ⩾45 | 406 (57.7%) |
| Education | |
| Incomplete secondary school | 215 (31.3%) |
| Secondary school and higher | 471 (68.7%) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 49 (7.3%) |
| Employed | 625 (92.7%) |
| Relation | |
| Spouse | 327 (47.0%) |
| Children | 171 (24.6%) |
| Others | 198 (28.4%) |
| Support | |
| Finance and care | 342 (50.1%) |
| Finance or care | 221 (32.4%) |
| Others | 119 (17.4%) |
| Financial difficulty | |
| Yes | 579 (82.6%) |
| No | 122 (17.4%) |
| Location | |
| Ha Noi | 495 (70.3%) |
| Da Nang | 96 (13.6%) |
| Ho Chi Minh | 113 (16.1%) |
| Knowledge | |
| Yes | 216 (31.3%) |
| No | 473 (68.7%) |
| Belief | |
| Yes | 645 (93.2%) |
| No | 47 (6.8%) |
| Social support | |
| Low support | 203 (28.8%) |
| Moderate support | 456 (64.8%) |
| High support | 45 (6.4%) |