Table 1 Survey questions to determine feasibility of peer educator training in the PeerENT study
Outcome measure | Survey question | Response options | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Current child feeding information sources | Where do you go for other information regarding feeding children? (could select more than one option) | Internet | 27 (79%) |
Friend | 21 (62%) | ||
Family | 15 (44%) | ||
Nurse | 13 (38%) | ||
Doctor | 6 (18%) | ||
Dietitian | 5 (15%) | ||
Media (magazines, newspapers) | 5 (15%) | ||
Other (please specify) | |||
Current nutrition information circulation | Do you share any of the information with any of these people? (could select more than one option) | Friend | 16 (47%) |
Partner | 30 (87%) | ||
Family member | 10 (30%) | ||
Other (please specify) | |||
Child feeding efficacy | Please rate your overall ability and confidence in feeding your child/ren? | Very confident | 12 (35%) |
Confident | 11 (32%) | ||
Somewhat confident | 11 (32%) | ||
Not confident | 0 (0%) | ||
Interest in becoming a peer nutrition educator | How interested would you be in attending peer educator nutrition training? | Very interested | 11 (32%) |
Interested | 10 (30%) | ||
Somewhat interested | 1 (3%) | ||
Not interested | 12 (35%) | ||
Time availability (total hours) | How much time are you willing to devote to peer educator nutrition training? | None | 0 (0%) |
Up to 1 hour | 1 (3%) | ||
1 – 2 hours | 13 (38%) | ||
2 – 4 hours | 5 (15%) | ||
4 or more hours | 3 (9%) | ||
Format of peer educator training | What format would be suitable for delivering peer educator training? (could choose more than one option) | Group | 22 (65%) |
Self-directed | 20 (60%) | ||
Online | 15 (45%) | ||
Other | Combined | ||
Format for peer nutrition education delivery | How receptive do you feel other parents would be about receiving nutrition information from trained peers? | Very receptive | 13 (38%) |
Receptive | 13 (38%) | ||
Unreceptive | 8 (24%) | ||
Comments | |||
What format would suit the delivery of peer nutrition education to other parents? | Structured group program | 14 (41%) | |
Informally in peer/ friendship group | 16 (47%) | ||
Social media/online | 17 (50%) | ||
Other comments | |||
Please indicate the approximate number of people you are likely to share child nutrition information with? | Number _______ | 510 (total) |