Table 1 Participants’ background characteristics
n | % | |
|---|---|---|
Relationship with patient | ||
Parents | 160 | 97 |
Grand parents | 6 | 3 |
Gender | ||
Male | 69 | 41.6 |
Female | 97 | 58.4 |
Educational level | ||
Primary or below | 49 | 29.5 |
Secondary | 98 | 59.1 |
Tertiary or above | 19 | 11.4 |
Family registry | ||
Urban | 47 | 28.3 |
Rural | 119 | 71.7 |
Employment | ||
Active | 89 | 53.6 |
Inactive | 77 | 46.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 150 | 90.4 |
Single | 3 | 1.8 |
Divorce/widow(er) | 13 | 7.8 |
Perceived family income | ||
Cannot meet daily cost | 105 | 63.6 |
Can meet daily cost | 58 | 35.2 |
Surplus after meeting daily cost | 2 | 1.2 |
Chronic condition | ||
Yes | 68 | 41 |
No | 98 | 59 |
Age [mean (standard deviation), range] | 39.6 (7.2) | 23 ~ 74 |