Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
Variables | N(%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 20 (29.4) |
Female | 48 (70.6) | |
Marital status | Single | 6 (8.8) |
Married | 62 (91.2) | |
Education | None | 6 (8.8) |
Primary school | 26 (38.2) | |
Secondary/High school | 3 (4.4) | |
Diploma | 25 (36.8) | |
University degree | 8 (11.8) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 57 (83.8) |
Rural | 11 (16.2) | |
Socioeconomic status | Low | 32 (47.1) |
Moderate | 33 (48.5) | |
High | 3 (4.4) | |
Job | Unemployed | 1 (1.5) |
Housewife | 33 (48.5) | |
Employed | 6 (8.8) | |
Freelance worker | 26 (38.2) | |
Student | 2 (2.9) | |
Relationship with the patient | Father | 11 (16.2) |
Mother | 12 (17.6) | |
Sibling | 3 (4.4) | |
Spouse | 38 (55.9) | |
Son/Daughter | 4 (5.9) | |
|  | Mean (± SD) | |
Age (years) |  | 42.22 (± 11.19) |
Duration of caregiving (months) |  | 10.22 (± 7.45) |