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Table 3 Background characteristics of care recipients

From: Economic burden of family caregiving for elderly population in southern Ghana: the case of a peri-urban district

Background characteristic

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Sex

 Male

32

32.6

 Female

66

67.4

Age

 60–74 (young old)

36

36.7

 75–84 (old-old)

35

35.7

 85 and above (very old)

27

27.6

Assistance with

 ADL

51

52.0

 IADL

98

100

  1. IADL Instrumental activity for day living, ADL Activity for daily living