Peer Group 

Compared with the baseline survey, where nearly half (47%) of the respondents were not 

aware of the existence of laws on trafficking of girls, it was interesting to find that almost 

all (97%) peers were aware and knew about the existence of laws on trafficking of girls in 

the endline survey. When asked about the source of knowledge, the responses varied 

compared with the baseline survey. A large majority of the respondents (92% in the 

endline survey vs. 14% in the baseline survey) cited friends as the main source of 

knowledge of laws on trafficking  of girls.  The other commonly cited responses were 

radio/TV (38%), newspapers (12%) and AMK (10%) (Table 4.1.2). 

Table 4.1.2  

Percentage Distribution of Peer Group Respondents Who Have Knowledge of the 

Legal Aspects of Trafficking of Girls

Knowledge of law?  

Baseline 

Endline 

Yes 

53.4 

97.2 

No 

17.6 

Don t know 

29.0 

  2.8 

Total 

100.0 

100.0 

N 

176 

176 

Source of knowledge of law 

Friends 

13.8 

91.8 

Radio/TV 

70.2 

38.0 

Newspapers 

18.1 

11.7 

AMK 

  2.1 

  9.9 

Teachers 

11.7 

  7.6 

Parents 

  9.6 

  3.5 

Relatives 

  2.1 

  1.8 

Neighbour 

  4.3 

  0.6 

N 

94 

171 

Percentage totals may exceed 100 due to multiple responses. 

Parent Group 

Compared with the baseline survey, the knowledge of parents on laws about trafficking 

of girls increased immensely. Almost all the respondents (97%) were aware of the laws 

on trafficking. Unlike the baseline survey, where the majority (79%) of the respondents 

cited radio/TV as their source of knowledge of the legal aspects of trafficking of girls, it 

was interesting to know tha t more than half (55%) the respondents mentioned their 

daughters as the source. AMK (26%) and family members (23%) were also cited as 

sources of information by the respondents (Table 4.1.3). 

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