Correlates of Caregiver Burden among Family Members of Patients with Schizophrenia in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants 𝑁=181.

Variables	Frequency	(%)
Caregiver Characteristics:
Age range, mean (sd): 44.8 (±8.3)
Gender
Male	72	(39.8)
Female	109	(60.2)
Employment status
Employed	101	(55.8)
Unemployed	80	(44.2)
Educational level
At least secondary	107	(59.4)
Less than secondary	74	(40.6)
Relationship with patient
Parent	81	(44.8)
Siblings	60	(33.2)
Spouse	9	(4.9)
Children	31	(17.1)
Patient characteristics:
Gender
Male	86	(47.5)
Female	95	(52.5)
Employment status
Employed	54	(29.8)
Unemployed	127	(70.2)
Family Size, mean (sd): 6.19 (±1.35)