Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of peer counsellors (N = 17)
From: Characteristics and experiences of peer counsellors in urban Dhaka: a structured interview study
Demographic variables | N | Mean or Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean (95% CI) | 17 | 31.0 (27.5, 34.5) |
20–24 | 1 | 6 | |
25–29 | 9 | 53 | |
30+ | 7 | 41 | |
Marital status | Married | 15 | 88 |
Separated/Widowed | 2 | 12 | |
Type of schooling | No schooling | 0 | 0 |
School and Madrasa | 1 | 6 | |
School | 16 | 94 | |
Highest level of schooling (grade) | 8–10 | 11 | 65 |
11–14 | 6 | 35 | |
Previous work | Yes | 11 | 65 |
No | 6 | 35 | |
Job | BRAC | 3 | |
Other NGO | 3 | ||
Other | 5 | ||
Number of children | 1 | 7 | 41 |
2–3 | 10 | 59 | |
Husbands age* | Mean (95% CI) | 16 | 40 (34.6, 44.0) |
Husbands schooling | School and Madrasa | 3 | |
School | 13 | ||
Highest level of schooling | Secondary | 8 | |
College or higher | 8 | ||
Number in the household | Mean (95% CI) | 4.1 (3.3. 5.0) | |
1–3 | 5 | 29 | |
4–6 | 11 | 65 | |
7–9 | 1 | 6 | |
Household wealth index | Lower | 2 | 12 |
Middle | 12 | 71 | |
Upper | 3 | 18 | |
Ever breastfed child? | Yes | 17 | 100 |
How long after birth | Less than 1 h | 12 | 71 |
Within 1st day | 4 | 24 | |
More than 1 day | 1 | 6 | |
Ever fed colostrum? | Yes | 15 | 88 |
Still breastfeeding child | Yes | 4 | 24 |
How old was the child when started on plain water | Mean age in months (95% CI) | 5.4 (4.1, 6.6) | |
< 4 months | 5 | 29 | |
4–6 months | 4 | 24 | |
➢ 6 months | 8 | 47 | |
Formula fed before 6 months | Yes | 10 | 59 |
Complementary** feeding before 6 months | Yes | 8 | 47 |
How old was the child when first started to give these foods to the child | Mean age in months (95% CI) | 5.4 (4.1, 6.6) |