Table 1 Demographic characteristics of caregivers (N = 270)
From: Care burden and associated factors in caregivers of children with cancer
Variables | Subgroup | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) | < 40 | 216 (80.0) |
≥40 | 54 (20.0) | |
Gender | Male | 81(30.0) |
Female | 189(70.0) | |
Marital Status | Single | 26(9.6) |
Married | 244(90.4) | |
Relationship with patient | Parent | 246(91.2) |
Sibling | 12(4.4) | |
Others | 12 (4.4) | |
Education | Primary | 77(28.5) |
Secondary | 53(19.6) | |
High school diploma | 98(36.3) | |
Academic | 42(15.6) | |
Job | Unemployed | 195 (72.2) |
Employed | 22 (8.2) | |
Self-employed | 53 (19.6) | |
Income | Insufficient for expenses | 257(95.2) |
Sufficient for expenses | 13(4.8) | |
Average caring time (hours) | 1–6 | 30 (11.1) |
7–12 | 64 (23.7) | |
13–18 | 43 (15.9) | |
19–24 | 133 (49.3) |