Table 1.
Sample characteristics of Village Health Team (VHT) members who completed knowledge, attitudes, and practice questionnaires and focus group discussions.
| Variable | Mean ± SD (range) or N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAP participants (N=68) | FGD 1 (N=11) | FGD 2 (N=8) | FGD 3 (N=8) | FGD 4 (N=6) | |
| Age | 43.6 ± 7.7 (28-66) |
42.6±6.8 (32-53) |
44.4±9.4 (31-60) |
45.5±5.1 (38-54) |
41.3±8.0 (35-56) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 19 (27.9) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (100.0) |
| Female | 49 (72.1) | 11 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Highest education level | |||||
| Primary | 13 (19.1) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (50.0) |
| Secondary | 51 (75.0) | 10 (90.9) | 8 (100.0) | 6 (75.0) | 1 (16.7) |
| Post-secondary | 4 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (33.3) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Farming | 30 (44.1) | 7 (63.6) | 8 (100.0) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (33.3) |
| Business | 19 (27.9) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) |
| Housewife | 6 (8.8) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 13 (19.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) |
| Average VHT work hours (per week) | 19.0 ± 11.6 | 13.9±5.1 | 15.5±5.6 | 17.5±9.8 | 11.2±3.0 |
| Average no. of years as a VHT member | 6.4 ± 4.1 | 6.5±1.5 | 6.7±1.8 | 5.2±4.0 | 8.8±4.6 |