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Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of patients and family caregivers

From: Patients’ and family caregivers’ experiences and perceptions about factors hampering or facilitating patient empowerment for self-management of hypertension and diabetes in Cameroon

Characteristics

Participants: n (%)

Patients

Family caregivers

Total

Marital status

Married

14 (60.9)

10 (58.8)

24 (60.0)

Single

7 (41.2)

7 (17.5)

Divorced or Widowed

9 (39.1)

9 (22.5)

Education

None

12 (52.2)

2 (11.8)

14 (35.0)

Elementary

6 (26.1)

2 (11.8)

8 (20.0)

Secondary or University

5 (21.7)

13 (76.4)

18 (45.0)

Profession

Housewife

8

2

10

Trader/businessperson

5

2

7

Teacher

2

2

4

Farmer

2

2

University student

5

5

Pastry chef

1

1

Dressmaker

2

2

Healthcare-related profession

1

2

3

Manager

1

1

Carpenter

1

1

Artist

1

1

Civil servant

1

1

Human Resource Director

1

1

Retired

8

1

9

Secretary

1

1