Table 4 Participants’ views on domestic empowerment before and after the City of Joy program
Question | Response | Before | After | Difference | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you feel comfortable speaking up or discussing your opinions in family gatherings? | Yes | 77% | 95% | 18% | < 0.01 |
Do you feel comfortable expressing your opinion if you disagree with the following people: | |||||
Husband | Yes | 83% | 97% | 14% | < 0.01 |
Father | Yes | 77% | 93% | 17% | < 0.01 |
Mother | Yes | 90% | 97% | 8% | < 0.01 |
Brother | Yes | 87% | 95% | 8% | 0.023 |
Sister | Yes | 89% | 97% | 8% | < 0.01 |
Do you believe a woman should be ready to have sex with her husband/partner at any time? | No | 60% | 88% | 28% | < 0.01 |
Who decides in your home for you to have access to family planning? | “Woman alone” or “Husband and wife” | 41% | 79% | 38% | < 0.01 |
In your household, who should eat first? | “All together” | 31% | 41% | 10% | 0.034 |
Who should decide when you should get married? | Me | 64% | 88% | 24% | < 0.01 |