Table 2.

Responses to the questions regarding communication skills

Question		LHW	LHS
Are they sufficient?	Response	Moderate (4/5) Insufficient (1/5)	Sufficient (1/5) Moderate (4/5)
	Additional comments	There is room for improvement	LHWs with education <10 grades, not married, or those having low SES face more difficulty
How you deal with barriers perceived by individuals?	Response	By talking about child's future, using religious teachings, using help of influentials	Talking about child & family's future, using religion, using local leaders
	Additional comments	Using fear appeal and using help of LHS mentioned by some	Positive examples & using IEC materials, helping with own hand
What are your specific suggestions on the communications capacity building of LHW?	Response	Refresher training, role plays on common difficult scenarios, better IEC materials should be provided	Refresher training, role plays on common difficult scenarios, better IEC materials should be provided
	Additional comments	Adequacy and timeliness of the supply of IEC materials should be improved	Quality of basic training should also be improved