Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of patients/caregivers

Age distribution of PD patients	0–2 years of age	17% (n = 5)
	> 2–5 years of age	30% (n = 9)
	> 5–10 years of age	20% (n = 6)
	> 10–15 years of age	23% (n = 7)
	> 15–20 years of age	10% (n = 3)
Primary caregiver	Mother	80% (n = 24)
	Father	7% (n = 2)
	Mother-father mutually	7% (n = 2)
	The patient	7% (n = 2)
Arrival time to hospital	0.5–1 h	47% (n = 14)
	> 1–3 h	40% (n = 12)
	> 3 h	13% (n = 4)
Educational status of the caregivers	Illiterate	10% (n = 3)
	Literate	10% (n = 3)
	Primary school graduate	47% (n = 14)
	Secondary school graduate	27% (n = 8)
	High school graduate	3% (n = 1)
	University graduate	3% (n = 1)
Does the primer caregiver work in an income-generating job?	Yes	13% (n = 4)
	No	87% (n = 26)
How long have you been using CSS?	12 months	83% (n = 25)
	> 12–18 months	7% (n = 2)
	> 18 months	10% (n = 3)