Table 2.
Profile of Counsellors
| Counsellor | Age | Marital Status | Education | aExperience before training | Fidelity rating Poor (0–40%) Moderate (41%– 60%) Good (61%–80%) Excellent (81 – 100%) |
Participants with Miscarriages, still birth or baby death | Participants with no sessions | Participants who dropped out | Participants who completed | Proportion who completed (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counsellor 1 | 46 | Widow | Grade 9 | 2.5 years | 70% | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23/ 35 | 65.7 |
| Counsellor 2 | 28 | Married | Grade 12 | 4 years | 60% | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20/33 | 69.6 |
| Counsellor 3 | 32 | Single | Grade 11 | 2 years | 62% | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10/33 | 30.3 |
| Counsellor 4 | 33 | Single | Grade 12 | 2 years | 55% | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9/35 | 25.7 |
| Counsellor 5 | 44 | Single | Grade 12 | 5 years | 65% | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18/35 | 52.9 |
| Counsellor 6 | 40 | Widow | Grade 12 | 11 years | 65% | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18/34 | 52.9 |
| Total | 22 | 38 | 47 | 98 | ||||||
| Mean Age of participants | 28.18 | 27.4 | 27.1 | 27.8 |
aHealth promotion experience from working in the community for the NGO