Family achievements in struggling with schizophrenia: life experiences in a qualitative content analysis study in Iran

Table 2 Participants demographic characteristics

No. of Caregivers	Age	Marital status	Educational status	Religion	Relationship with patient	Occupational status	duration of the disease(year)	Years of caregiving
1	42	Married	Middle school	Islam/Shia	Sister	Unemployed	8	8
2	40	Married	Primary school	Islam/ Sunni	Spouse	Paid employment	22	22
3	33	Divorced	Middle school	Islam/ Sunni	Brother	Paid employment	9	2
4	31	Married	No formal education	Islam/ Sunni	Spouse	Paid employment	9	9
5	32	Single	University	Islam/ Sunni	Uncle	Full time employment	6	6
6	30	Single	High school	Islam/Shia	Sister	Paid employment	5	5
7	45	Married	Primary school	Islam/ Sunni	Mother	Unemployed	5	5
8	40	Married	Primary school	Islam/Shia	Half-daughter-in-law	Paid employment	8	8
9	65	Married	University	Islam/Shia	Mother	Retirement	8	8
10	43	Married	University	Islam/Shia	Spouse	Paid employment	10	10
11	32	Married	University	Islam/ Sunni	Son	Full time employment	18	10
12	25	Single	High school	Islam/ Sunni	Daughter	Unemployed	15	10
13	24	Single	University	Islam/Shia	Daughter	Student	20	8
14	55	Married	Primary school	Islam/ Sunni	Spouse	Full time employment	20	20
15	48	Married	Primary school	Islam/Shia	Spouse	Unemployed	18	18

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