Socio-demographic characteristics of participating caregivers and their children
| Participant | Quantitative sample (total=100) | Qualitative sample (total=20) |
| N (%) | N (%) | |
| Relationship to patient | ||
| Mother | 76 (76) | 13 (65) |
| Father | 22 (22) | 7 (35) |
| Grandparent | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Sibling | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 23 (23) | 7 (35) |
| Female | 77 (77) | 13 (65) |
| Primary language | ||
| Spanish (only) | 73 (73) | 13 (65) |
| Spanish and English | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Spanish and Mayan dialect | 24 (24) | 7 (35) |
| Mayan dialect (only) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Ethnicity* | Data not collected | |
| Ladino | 55 (56) | |
| Indigenous (Mayan) | 25 (25) | |
| Mixed race | 19 (19) | |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 41 (41) | 4 (20) |
| Evangelical | 52 (52) | 13 (65) |
| Other identified religion | 3 (3) | 2 (10) |
| No religion | 4 (4) | 1 (5) |
| Civil status* | ||
| Married | 59 (60) | 13 (65) |
| United (living together as if married) | 25 (25) | 6 (30) |
| Separated | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Divorced | 10 (10) | 1 (5) |
| Single | 4 (4) | 0 (0) |
| Monthly household income (quetzales)* | Data not collected | |
| <2000 | 36 (37) | |
| 2000–2999 | 23 (23) | |
| >2999 | 39 (40) | |
| Patient | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–5 | 38 (38) | 6 (30) |
| 6–10 | 19 (19) | 6 (30) |
| 11–15 | 31 (31) | 4 (20) |
| 16–18 | 12 (12) | 4 (20) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 61 (61) | 11 (55) |
| Female | 39 (39) | 9 (45) |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Leukaemia | 58 (58) | 13 (65) |
| Lymphoma | 12 (12) | 2 (10) |
| Histiocytic disorders | 2 (2) | 1 (5) |
| Solid tumour | 25 (25) | 3 (15) |
| Brain tumour | 3 (3) | 1 (5) |
*Ethnicity: one missing; civil status: one missing; monthly household income (quetzales): two missing.