In case group of caregivers, majority were mothers. 75% had consanguineous marriages. 85% caregivers were employed and 30% were suffering from a disease. 16.7% reported change in their disease. 61.7% of caregivers got family support likewise 63.3% of caregivers had social support.15% of caregivers had personal issues. On application of PHQ-9 on caregivers, majority laid in the category of mild depression. On applying GAD-7 score,36.7% had mild anxiety. In control group of caregivers most of those were their mothers too. 5% were employed and 35% had disease(s). 15% of those having any disease reported change in their health. 93.3% of the control group had family support and 85% had social support. When we applied PHQ-9 score on these caregivers, 61.7% of them were found to be mild depressive. After the application of GAD-7 score we found that half of them had no anxiety. Majority of both groups were in the category of <5 years of age. Nearly half of the children had positive family history of thalassemia.51.7 % have their transfusion sessions twice a month. Majority were diagnosed at a tertiary care hospital in 6-12 months. Some strong variables were found to be caregiver gender, caregiver employment, health status of caregiver and health changes of caregiver. The study concludes that caregivers of thalassemic children have a higher incidence of depression and anxiety as compared to the caregivers of non-thalassemic children. Healthcare provider and society can play their part to help these parents to cope up with their parenting stress.

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