Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of focus group discussion participants.
| FCHVs (n = 55) | Mothers (n = 54) | Fathers (n = 30) | Grandmothers (n = 35) | Total (n = 174) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | |||||
| Age* (range) | 47 (22–70) | 30 (19–52) | 38 (20–58) | 58 (45–75) | 42 (19–75) |
| Number of children* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Number of children in the home* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Highest level of education*, n (%) | |||||
| No formal schooling | 20 (37) | 18 (33) | 2 (7) | 32 (91) | 72 (42) |
| Completed primary school | (27) 50) | 26 (48) | 19 (63) | 3 (9) | 75 (43) |
| Completed secondary school | 6 (11) | 7 (13) | 5 (17) | 0(0) | 18 (10) |
| Completed post-secondary education | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 4 (13) | 0 (0) | 8 (5) |
| Religion*, n (%) | |||||
| Hinduism | 46 (84) | 37 (69) | 25 (83) | 29 (83) | 137 (79) |
| Buddhism | 6 (11) | 10 (19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (9) |
| Islam | 2 (4) | 4 (7) | 5 (17) | 5 (14) | 16 (9) |
| Other | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 30 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (3) |
*Mean taken and rounded to the nearest whole number.
Note: 17 participants did not provide demographic data.