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Table 3 Characteristics of caregivers

From: Medication challenges for patients with severe mental illness: experience and views of patients, caregivers and mental health care workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Informants

Frequency

Age (years)

 20–29

3

 30–39

7

 40–49

5

 50–59

1

 60 and above

0

Sex

 Male

7

 Female

9

Marital status

 Married

9

 Separated

1

 Divorced

 

 Widowed

2

 Single

4

 Cohabiting

0

Occupation

 Student

0

 Employed

2

 Retired

0

 Self employed

11

 Not employed

3

Residence

 Tandika

5

 Yombo Buza

3

 M/Kijichi

1

 Mtongani

2

 Mbagala

5

Duration lived with patient

 0–9

11

 10–19

4

 20–29

1

 30 and above

0