Table 1.
Sociodemographic Profile of Patients and Caregivers
| Demographic Profile | Number of Patients (%) N = 166 |
Number of Caregivers (%) N = 157 |
|
| Sex | Males | 110 (66.27) Mean age: 42.25 ± 10.58 years |
102 (65) Mean age: 47.53 ± 13.68 years |
| Females | 56 (33.73) Mean age: 39.82 ± 11.58 years |
55 (35) Mean age: 40.97 ± 13.26 years |
|
| Socioeconomic status | Upper class (26–29) | 2 (1.2) | 0 |
| Upper middle (16–25) | 58 (34.94) | 48 (30.57) | |
| Lower middle (11–15) | 76 (45.78) | 57 (36.31) | |
| Upper lower (5–10) | 29 (17.47) | 50 (31.85) | |
| Lower (< 5) | (0.6) | 2 (1.27) | |
| Education status |
Illiterate | 3 (1.81) | 4 (2.55) |
| Primary school education | 11 (6.63) | 22 (14.01) | |
| Middle school education | 34 (20.48) | 57 (36.31) | |
| High school education | 54 (32.53) | 48 (30.57) | |
| Intermediate education or post high school diploma | 41 (24.7) | 35 (22.29) | |
| Graduate | 22 (13.25) | 12 (7.64) | |
| Postgraduate or professional degree | 1 (0.6) | 0 | |