Table 8 Perceptions of community beliefs regarding the role of family and friends
| Â | Responses | Age group | Gender | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phrases | Most people or everyone | Half | Few or no one | No answer | Df = 12 | Df = 5 |
How many people in your community believe that… | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | x2, p-value | x2, p-value |
A family is responsible for the sexual behavior of a girl | 216 (52.4) | 88 (21.4) | 95 (23.1) | 13 (3.2) | 17.167, 0.143 | 8.403, 0.038 |
The family is judged by the girl's sexual behavior | 227 (55.1) | 95 (23.0) | 74 (18.0) | 16 (3.9) | 20.832, 0.053 | 4.758, 0.190 |
Girls that get involved with men are seen as popular by other girls | 190 (46.1) | 102 (24.7) | 107 (26.0) | 13 (3.2) | 17.381, 0.136 | 10.120, 0.018 |
Female friends encourage each other to have relationships with men | 276 (67.0) | 56 (13.6) | 67 (16.2) | 13 (3.2) | 26.017, 0.011 | 19.000, < 0.001 |