Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers and children
Caregiver (N = 446) | Patient (N = 446) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | M (SD) | n (%) | Variables | M (SD) | n (%) |
Age | 32.23 (8.65) | Sex Women Men | 214 (48) 232 (52) | ||
Marital Status Married Living together/Co-habitation Separated Single mother Divorced Widow or widower Other | 179 (40.1) 167 (37.4) 40 (9) 34 (7.6) 13 (2.9) 6 (1.3) 7 (1.6) | Age (months) | 32.21 (128.81) | ||
Schooling No schooling Primary and secondary education High school University | 15 (3.4) 281 (63) 115 (25.8) 35 (7.8) | Length of hospitalization (months) | 1.71 (1.22) | ||
Occupation Homemaker Employee Trader Unemployed Worker Student | 292 (65.5) 60 (13.5) 43 (9.6) 31 (7) 15 (3.4) 5 (1.1) | Time since diagnosis (months) | 3.5 (2.00) | ||
Parental role Mother Father Grandmother Uncle Sibling | 344 (77.1) 75 (16.1) 13 (2.9) 13 (2.9) 4 (.9) | ||||
Family type Nuclear Single parent Semi-nuclear Extended Other | 225 (50.4) 74 (16.6) 68 (15.2) 46 (10.3) 33 (7.4) | ||||
Family life cycle With little children With school-age children With adult children | 146 (32.73) 264 (59.2) 35 (7.84) | ||||
Support networks Family Institutions Government Friends | 371 (83.2) 50 (11.2) 15 (3.4) 8 (1.8) | ||||