Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of peer counsellors (N = 17)
| 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) |
*N = 16 (information on late husband was not provided by one peer counsellor)
**complementary foods include fresh milk, semolina, cerelac, khichuri, banana and other solid foods
CI: Confidence Interval