Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the caregivers (n = 127).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–27 | 31 (24.4) |
| 28–37 | 30 (23.6) |
| 38–47 | 37 (29.1) |
| 48–57 | 23 (18.1) |
| 57 and above | 6 (4.7) |
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| Gender | |
| Male | 30 (23.6) |
| Female | 97 (76.4) |
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| Educational status | |
| No formal education | 47 (37.0) |
| Primary education | 32 (25.2) |
| Secondary education | 24 (18.9) |
| Higher secondary education | 17 (13.4) |
| Graduate and above | 7 (5.5) |
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| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 15 (11.8) |
| Married | 110 (86.6) |
| Widowed | 2 (1.6) |
| Separated | 0 (0.0) |
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| Caregiver residence status | |
| Lives together with patient | 105 (82.7) |
| Lives separately from patient | 22 (17.3) |
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| Occupational status | |
| Housewife | 88 (69.3) |
| Agriculture | 13 (10.2) |
| Service | 8 (6.3) |
| Business | 2 (1.6) |
| Student | 8 (6.3) |
| Factory worker | 4 (3.1) |
| Others | 4 (3.1) |
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| Living area | |
| Rural | 104 (81.9) |
| Semiurban | 2 (1.6) |
| Urban | (16.5) |
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| Relationship between caregiver and patient | |
| Mother | 25 (19.7) |
| Father | 7 (5.5) |
| Wife | 52 (40.9) |
| Husband | 2 (1.6) |
| Sister | 8 (6.3) |
| Brother | 15 (11.8) |
| Others | 18 (14.2) |
n = number of respondents.