Challenges of caring for children with mental disorders: Experiences and views of caregivers attending the outpatient clinic at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam - Tanzania

Table 1 Caregivers’ demographic data and children’s particulars

ID. NO	SEX	AGE	MARITAL STATUS	TYPE OF CAREGIVER	LEVEL OF EDUCATION	OCCUPATION	CHILD’S AGE (YRS) /SEX	CHILD’S DIAGNOSIS
ID10501JAii F10424JAi	F	33	Married	Mother	STD VII	Home Mother	10/F	Autism
F10424JAii	F	37	Married	Mother	STD VII	Home Mother	11	Mental retardation
ID10501JAi F10424JAiii	F	33	Widow	Mother	STD VII	Home Mother	7/F	Seizure disorder & ADHD
ID10430JAi F10424JAiv	F	36	Single	Mother	STD VII	Petty Business	9/F	Seizure disorder & Mental retardation
ID10430JAii F10424JAv	F	60	Married	Mother	None	Home Mother	8/M	Autism & Seizure disorder
ID10502JA	F	51	Widow	Grandmother	STD VII	Home Mother	3/F	Seizure disorder & Mental retardation
ID10503JA	F	33	Married	Mother	None	Petty Business	10/F	Epilepsy & Learning disability
ID10504JA	F	39	Married	Mother	Form IV	Catering and Decoration	11/F	Autism & Seizure disorder
ID10506JA	F	42	Married	Mother	Bachelor’s Degree	Police Officer	5/M	ADHD & Seizure disorder
F10508JAi	M	38	Separated	Father	STD VII	Vehicle mechanic	11/M	ADHD & Mental retardation
F10508JAii	F	26	Widow	Mother	None	Home Mother	8/M	Seizure disorder & Mental retardation
F10508JAiii	M	38	Married	Father	Bachelor’s Degree	Engineer	5/M	Autism
F10508JAiv	F	37	Married	Mother	STD VII	Home Mother	12/M	Epilepsy & mental retardation
F10508JAv	M	45	Married	Father	STD VII	Petty Business	9/F	Mental retardation & Epilepsy
F10508JAvi	F	40	Married	Mother	STD VII	Home Mother	11/M	Autism & Seizure disorder

NB: STD means standard (used to indicate the level of primary education e.g. STD VII means primary education level 7, which is the highest level of primary education in Tanzania).

ISSN: 1753-2000