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Table 11 Association between demography and caregiver

From: Pattern of admissions and needs assessment for palliative care services among in-patients in a tertiary health facility in South-Western Nigeria

Variables

Caregiver

Statistic

P-value

AGE (Years)

Family

Others

Nil

Total

X2 = 9.1395

0.1659

 < 5

9(90.0)

1(10.0)

0(0.0)

10(100

  

 5–17

16(100.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

16(100

  

 18–59

68(81.9)

3(3.6)

12(14.5)

83(100

  

 60 above

15(75.0)

0(0.0)

5(25.0)

20(100

  

Total

108(83.7)

4(3.1)

17(13.2)

129

  

Mean ± SD

37.4713 ± 20.3559

34.7750 ± 23.3653

47.9412 ± 15.0228

 

F = 2.13

0.1232

Sex

 Female

57(75.0)

3(3.9)

16(21.1)

76(100

X2 = 10.8

0.0045*

 Male

51(96.2)

1(1.9)

1(1.9)

53(100

  

Total

108(83.7)

4(3.1)

17(13.2)

129(100

  
  1. Significant p-value < 0.05