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Table 5 Video library program acceptability among women and men exposed to the video library 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

Acceptability indicator

Province (%)

Women

Men

Balkh (n = 95)

Herat (n = 113)

Kandahar (n = 23)

Balkh (n = 13)

Herat (n = 19)

Kandahar (n = 26)

Liked getting health information from videos shown by CHWs on tablets

 Very much

96.8

94.7

100.0

92.3

89.5

84.6

 Somewhat

2.1

2.7

0.0

7.7

5.3

11.5

 Not at all

1.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Refused

0.0

2.7

0.0

0.0

5.3

3.8

Most liked topics (among those who had viewed > 1 video)a

 

(n = 55)

(n = 99)

(n = 21)

(n = 12)

(n = 14)

(n = 10)

 Liked all topics

40.0

35.4

9.5

0.0

21.4

10.0

 Breastfeeding

10.9

19.2

23.8

50.0

21.4

10.0

 Child vaccinations

18.2

12.1

23.8

16.7

21.4

20.0

 Child health (general)

9.1

2.0

28.6

16.7

14.3

20.0

 Pregnancy/care during pregnancy

7.3

21.2

9.5

16.7

14.3

0.0

 Newborn care (e.g., chlorhexidine gel)

7.3

12.1

4.8

16.7

14.3

0.0

 Birth spacing/FP

5.5

1.0

23.8

0.0

21.4

0.0

 Birth/delivery (including PPH)

5.5

12.1

14.3

33.3

14.3

20.0

 Handwashing/hygiene

0.0

5.1

9.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Early marriage risks

3.6

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Maternal health, including importance of access to health services

0.0

0.0

33.3

8.3

7.1

50.0

 Does not remember/does not know

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

7.1

0.0

Aspect respondent liked least about video(s)a

 Did not dislike anything

78.9

66.4

65.2

76.9

73.7

65.4

 FP/birth spacing topics or

discussion

0.0

1.0

13.0

15.4

0.0

3.8

 CHWs home/health post was crowded

0.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Poor behavior of women in videos (offensive)

0.0

0.0

17.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Respondent did not understand videos

1.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Delivery at home

0.0

0.0

4.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Early marriage

0.0

0.0

4.3

0.0

0.0

3.8

 Don’t know/doesn’t remember

9.5

19.5

0.0

0.0

26.3

11.5

 Other

0.0

0.0

8.7

7.7

0.0

3.8

 No response

6.3

13.3

4.3

0.0

0.0

11.5

Usefulness of post-video discussion

 Very useful

95.1

100.0

100.0

91.7

92.9

81.8

 Somewhat useful

4.9

0.0

0.0

8.3

7.1

18.2

  1. aPercentages do not add to 100; multiple responses possible