Table 2.
Comparison of SAAO and APK characteristics.
| SAAO | APK | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex, percent | ||
| Male | 92.0 | 0.0 |
| Female | 8.0 | 100.0 |
| Mean age, years | 43.3 (9.6) | 30.6 (6.7) |
| Education, percent | ||
| Lower secondary | 15.8 | 32.0 |
| Upper secondary | 26.3 | 52.0 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 57.9 | 16.0 |
| Religion, percent | ||
| Muslim | 83.3 | 80.0 |
| Hindu or Christian | 16.7 | 20.0 |
| Ethnicity, percent | ||
| Bangla | 95.8 | 92.0 |
| Hindi | 4.2 | 8.0 |
| Employment | Permanent government employee, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Ministry of Agriculture | Locally recruited for ANGeL |
| Salary | 25,000–38,630 taka per month (based on salary scale) plus other allowances and pension after retirement | 3,000 taka per month (consolidated) |
| Remuneration for training sessions | 500 taka per session per group | No additional remuneration |
| Prior occupation, percent | ||
| Teacher | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| Other government job | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| NGO | 8.3 | 16.0 |
| Other occupation | 16.7 | 32.0 |
| Student | 37.5 | 12.0 |
| Not employed | 12.5 | 40.0 |
| Mean number of training sessions completed | 20.4 (6.5) | 17.7 (3.3) |
| Mean number of women that should attend training | 23.6 (3.0) | 23.4 (2.8) |
| Mean number of men that should attend training | 23.4 (3.2) | 23.3 (3.9) |
| Mean score on test of nutrition knowledge (percent) | 84.2 | 85.0 |
Notes: Standard deviations in parentheses.