Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of primary caregivers of patients with severe mental illness in South West, Ethiopia (n = 284)
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 124(43.7) |
Female | 160(56.3) | |
Age of caregivers | 18–24 | 39(13.7 |
25–34 | 67(23.6) | |
35–44 | 83(29.2) | |
45–54 | 69(24.3) | |
55–64 | 26(9.2) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 161(56.7) |
Amhara | 74(26.1) | |
Keffa | 17(6.0) | |
Others | 32(11.3) | |
Religion | Orthodox Christians | 91(54.6) |
Muslim | 155(32) | |
Protestant | 38(13.4) | |
Marital status | Single | 64(22.5) |
Married | 179(63.0) | |
Divorced/ Widowed | 41(14.4) | |
Level of education | Illiterate | 65(22.9) |
read and write | 108(38.0) | |
primary (1–8) | 58(20.4) | |
secondary (9–12) | 42(14.8) | |
tertiary > 12 | 11(3.9) | |
Occupation of caregivers | Unemployed | 27(9.5) |
Labor worker | 20(7.0) | |
Government employee | 50(17.6) | |
Farmer | 74(26.1) | |
Merchant | 44(15.5) | |
Housewife | 42(14.8) | |
Others | 27(9.5) | |
Relationship to patients | Spouse | 50(17.6) |
child | 58(20.4) | |
parent | 101(35.6) | |
relative | 24(8.5) | |
Sibling | 44(15.5) | |
others | 7(2.5) | |
Frequency of attending a place of worship | Daily | 149(52.5) |
2–3 times/week | 107(37.7) | |
never | 28(9.9) | |
Living together with patients | Yes | 251(88.4) |
No | 33(11.6) | |