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Table 4 Viewing characteristics of female and male participants who reported video library exposure in Balkh, Herat, and Kandahar provinces, Afghanistan 2018

From: Feasibility and acceptability of a video library tool to support community health worker counseling in rural Afghan districts: a cross-sectional assessment

 

Women (n = 231)

Men (n = 56)

Balkh

Herat

Kandahar

Balkh

Herat

Kandahar

Among those who saw any videos

(n = 95)

(n = 113)

(n = 23)

(n = 13)

(n = 18)

(n = 25)

Health video topic seen:

%

%

%

%

%

%

Exclusive breastfeeding

51.6

57.5

69.6

30.8

63.2

26.9

Postpartum hemorrhage

35.8

68.1

47.8

69.2

31.6

3.9

Postpartum IUD

0.0

7.1

21.7

0.0

0.0

7.7

Lactational amenorrhea method

14.7

22.1

39.1

7.7

26.3

0.0

Women’s right to health care

1.1

9.7

52.2

7.7

15.8

19.2

Harms associated with early marriage

14.7

4.4

8.7

23.1

0.0

7.7

Chlorhexidine for cord care

15.8

22.1

34.8

7.7

0.0

0.0

Maternal tetanus vaccination

14.7

46.9

13.0

46.2

26.3

3.9

Child vaccination schedules

13.7

15.0

52.2

23.1

36.8

30.8

Exclusive breastfeeding/harms of bottle feeding

1.1

2.7

26.1

0.0

0.0

3.9

Early breastfeeding/colostrum

17.9

26.6

21.7

7.7

10.5

7.7

Other/nonspecific

6.3

3.5

26.1

0.0

15.8

26.9

Refused

1.1

0.9

0.0

0.0

5.3

19.2

Place health video was viewed

 Respondent’s home

15.8

26.6

30.4

23.1

36.8

38.5

 Someone else’s home

27.4

8.9

26.1

38.5

5.3

26.9

 At health post

52.6

53.1

34.8

38.5

47.4

26.9

 Other

4.2

11.5

8.7

0.0

10.6

7.8

Number of videos viewed

 One

41.5

11.6

8.7

7.7

22.2

52.4

 Two

38.3

33.0

17.4

69.2

33.3

33.3

 Three or more

20.2

55.4

73.9

23.1

38.9

14.3

CHW held discussion on topic after video was shown

85.3

92.9

87.0

92.3

73.7

84.6

Anyone else in household viewed video (among participants who viewed at least one CHW video)

36.8

75.2

73.9

84.6

61.1

56.0