mothers, nearly one fifth (18%) to their sisters and some (12%) to their fathers (Table 

5.5.4).    

Table 5.5.4  

Percentage Distribution of Adolescent Respondents According to Persons to Whom 

They Distributed the 

Dora

To whom you distributed 

dora

Endline (%) 

Friends 

89.2 

Mother 

20.8 

Sisters 

17.5 

Father 

11.7 

Brothers 

  5.0 

Aunt/Uncle 

  0.8 

Cousin 

  0.8 

Total 

                       100.0 

N 

120 

Percentage totals may exceed 100 due to multiple responses.

Peer Group 

Quite a large majority (72%) of the respondents had received 

Chetana ko dora

. A large 

majority  (86%) of them said that they had received the 

dora

 from their friends (AMK 

adolescent groups) and a few (12%) said that they had received the 

dora

 through NGOs. 

Among those receiving the 

dora

, almost all (96%) were aware of the criteria for receiving 

the 

dora

 (Tables 5.5.5, 5.5.6 and 5.5.7).  

Table 5.5.5  

Percentage Distribution of Peer Group Respondents According to the 

Dora

Received 

Have you received the 

dora

? 

Endline (%) 

Yes 

72.0 

No 

28.0 

Total 

                100.0 

N 

175 

Table 5.5.6  

Percentage Distribution of Peer Group Respondents According to Source of the 

Dora

Who gave you the 

dora

? 

Endline (%) 

Friends (adolescent girls) 

85.8 

Friends 

2.4 

NGOs 

11.8 

Total 

100.0 

N 

127 

Table 5.5.7  

Percentage Distribution of Respondents According to Their Knowledge of Receiving 

the 

Dora

Do you know what you had to do to be qualified for receiving the 

dora

? 

Endline (%) 

Yes 

96.1 

No 

3.9 

Total 

100.0 

76