Table 3.
Relationship between caregivers’ characteristics and coping strategies
| Variables |
Coping strategies
|
χ 2 (P value) | ||
|
|
Effective (n = 185)
|
Ineffective (n = 25)
|
Total (n = 210)
|
|
| Sex | 14.77 (0.000)a | |||
| Male | 60 (76.9) | 18 (23.1) | 78 (100) | |
| Female | 125 (95.0) | 7 (5.0) | 132 (100) | |
| Age (in years) | 17.79 (0.000)a | |||
| ≤ 30 | 70 (88.6) | 9 (11.4) | 79 (37.6) | |
| 31-50 | 92 (94.8) | 5 (5.2) | 97 (46.2) | |
| 51-70 | 23 (67.6) | 11 (32.4) | 34 (16.2) | |
| mean ± SD | 35.9 ± 18.1 | |||
| Educational status | 48.45 (0.000)a | |||
| No formal education | 17 (80.9) | 4 (19.1) | 21 (10.0) | |
| Primary | 70 (94.6) | 4 (5.4) | 74 (35.2) | |
| Secondary | 81 (97.6) | 2 (2.6) | 83 (39.6) | |
| Tertiary | 17 (53.1) | 15 (46.9) | 32 (15.2) | |
a
P < 0.05. SD: Standard deviation.