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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: “Doctor, please don’t say he died by suicide”: exploring the burden of suicide survivorship in a developing country

Group

Number

Age (in years)

Sex

Church affiliation (denomination)

Education*

Employment

Relationship with the deceased

G1

G1P1

48

Female

Catholic

Tertiary

Civil service

Sister

 

G1P2

22

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Artisan

Nephew

G1P3

34

Male

Catholic

Tertiary

Corporate

Cousin

G1P4

40

Male

Evangelical

Secondary

Trading

Brother

G2

G2P1

39

Male

Catholic

Primary

Farming

Son

 

G2P2

47

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Civil service

Son

G2P3

33

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Artisan

Nephew

G3

G3P1

45

Male

Pentecostal

Tertiary

Civil service

Church member

 

G3P2

43

Male

Evangelical

Secondary

Trading

In-law

G3P3

48

Female

Evangelical

Secondary

Artisan

Sister

G4

G4P1

50

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Artisan

Son

 

G4P2

48

Male

Evangelical

Tertiary

Trading

Son

G4P3

51

Male

Pentecostal

Secondary

Civil service

Community member

G4P4

35

Male

Catholic

Primary

Civil service

Nephew

G4P5

44

Male

Catholic

Primary

Farming

Nephew

G5

G5P1

45

Male

Jehovah’s Witness

Tertiary

Corporate

Church member

 

G5P2

50

Male

Jehovah’s Witness

Secondary

Trading

Brother

G5P3

55

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Artisan

Brother

G6

G6P1

44

Male

Catholic

Tertiary

Civil service

Community member

 

G6P2

47

Male

Pentecostal

Secondary

Farming

Uncle

G6P3

43

Female

Evangelical

Tertiary

Trading

Aunt

G6P4

28

Male

Catholic

Primary

Civil service

Brother

G7

G7P1

25

Male

Evangelical

Secondary

Trading

Son

 

G7P2

39

Male

Pentecostal

Tertiary

Corporate

Brother

G8

G8P1

37

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Artisan

Nephew

 

G8P2

41

Male

Catholic

Secondary

Civil service

Brother

G8P3

47

Male

Catholic

Primary

Farming

Brother

  1. *Primary: elementary; secondary: high school; tertiary: postsecondary/higher education including University, Polytechnic, College of Education, etc.