Respondent groups | Socio-demographic information |
---|---|
Village health workers (VHWs) | ● VHWs are local persons selected by the villagers and trained by the health sector ● All five VHWs of Phu Mo commune (3 males; 2 females) participated in the study ● Respondents’ average age was 32 years (range: 27 to 47) ● They had high school education (grade 10 to 12, 16 to 18 years old) and a nine-month training as VHW ● VHWs have no salary. They receive a monthly working allowance from the government (USD 6.6); VHWs also have a livelihood as farmers |
Nursery school teachers | ● Teachers are fulltime staff contracted by the district education department ● All five teachers of the Commune (5 female) participated in the study ● Respondents’ average age was 40 years (range: 35 to 52) ● They had high school education (grade 10 to 12, 16 to 18 years old) and a three-year training to become preschool teachers ● Average income was USD 264/person/month |
Micro-entrepreneurs | ● Micro-entrepreneurs are female villagers with small local businesses ● All four micro-entrepreneurs in the project participated in the study ● Respondents’ average age was 46 years (range: 35 to 56) ● They had high school education (grade 10 to 12, 16 to 18 years old) ● Average income was USD 287/person/month |
Parents | ● Data below refers to the 64 parents who participated in the five FGDs ● 100% of the participants were female ● Respondents’ average age was 28 years (range: 20 to 36) ● 73% had secondary school education (grade 6 to 9, 12 to 15 years old), 22% high school (grade 10 to 12, 16 to 18 years old) and 5% primary school (grade 1 to 5, 6 to 11 years old) or lower ● 50% of the respondents were poor (below USD 31/person/month), 28% were relatively poor (below USD 44/person/month) and 22% had an income above USD 44/person/month |