3.5a  Knowledge of Signs Indicative of Trafficking While Traveling 
Adolescent Group 
Compared with the baseline survey responses, a higher percentage of the adolescent girls 
in the endline survey are able to cite different signs indicative of trafficking while 
traveling. Among the different signs indicative of trafficking while traveling, the 
commonly cited responses were  Insisting girl wear 
sindur pote
 (Sindur is a vermillion 
powder applied on the parting of the hair by married woman, and pote is a bead strung 
together usually green or red in color worn round the neck by married woman. Using 
these symbols ensure that the woman accompanying the man is her husband and would 
not have any suspicion while crossing security checkpoints.) (85% in endline survey vs. 
4% in baseline survey), persuading to imitate like a sick person (64% vs.  10%), sudden 
change in the behaviour of the person accompanying (58% vs. 31%), persistently 
insisting to change the dress (53% vs. 6%), requesting to lie about the relationship (52% 
vs. 22%), maintaining certain distance while traveling (46% vs. 10%), not to interact with 
others while traveling (27%).  If a train journey begins (37% vs. 3%), if being taken 
towards the border (17%), and if journey lasts for more than two days (11%) were some 
of the other signs cited by the respondants.  
It is obvious from the above percentages (endline survey vs. baseline survey) that there is 
a significant increase in the knowledge of signs indicative of trafficking while traveling 
among the adolescent girls (Table 3.5a.1). 
Table 3.5a.1  
Percentage Distribution of Adolescent Respondents According to the Signs 
Indicative of Trafficking While Traveling 
Signs Indicative of Trafficking While Traveling 
Baseline 
Endline 
Insists girl wear 
sindur pote
  4.5 
85.2 
Persuades to imitate like a sick person 
  9.8 
63.6 
Sudden change in behaviour of accompanying person 
31.3 
58.0 
Insists on change of dress 
  6.3 
53.4 
Asks to lie about relationship during traveling 
22.3 
51.7 
Keeps certain distance while traveling 
  9.8 
46.0 
Journey begins on train/Being taken towards the border 
  2.7 
36.9 
Ask not to interact while traveling 
  8.9 
27.3 
Being taken towards the border  
  
17.6 
Journey is taking more than two days 
  5.4 
11.4 
Asks to stay with mature persons 
  1.7 
Made unconscious by drug 
  
  1.1 
No sign of mountains (means heading So uth to border) 
  
  0.6 
Asks to take to one place but instead takes to another place 
  1.8 
  
Don t know 
30.4 
  
N 
112 
176 
Percentage totals may exceed 100 due to multiple responses. 
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