Table 2 Women's feelings about time spent with peer counsellor (n = 370, multiple responses allowed for each woman)
Reasons for women's satisfaction with time spent * | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Peer counsellor taught me a lot about breastfeeding | 203 | 55 |
She took time to explain and repeated whatever I did not understand | 107 | 29 |
She gave me chance to ask questions and also asked me questions | 12 | 3 |
She taught me good things and how to keep my baby | 7 | 2 |
Others | 7 | 2 |
Reasons for dissatisfaction | ||
Peer counsellor was in a hurry and spent a short time | 31 | 8 |
Peer counsellor came when I was busy with other things to do | 7 | 2 |
I only learnt a few things from her | 6 | 2 |
She only came to tell me to breastfeed my baby until six months | 2 | 1 |