Economic cost and quality of life of family caregivers of schizophrenic patients attending psychiatric hospitals in Ghana

Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of caregivers (N = 444)

Characteristic	Number	(%)
Sex
Male	193	43.5
Female	251	56.5
Age
< 20	3	0.7
20–29	51	11.5
30–39	95	21.4
40–49	103	23.2
50–59	89	20.0
60–69	76	17.1
> 69	27	6.1
Marital Status
Married	294	66.2
Single	150	33.8
Religion
Christian	393	88.5
Muslim	45	10.1
Traditionalist	2	0.5
Other	4	0.9
Educational Level
No education	50	11.3
Primary	146	32.8
Secondary	149	33.6
Tertiary-Graduate/Post Graduate	99	22.3
Employment Status
Self employed	240	54.2
Private sector	70	15.8
Public sector	41	9.2
Unemployed	78	17.6
Student/Apprentice	14	3.2

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