Table 3.8.1  

Percentage Distribution of Adolescent Respondents Who Can Protect Themselves 

from Traffickers within the Village 

Can protect self from traffickers

Baseline 

Endline 

Yes 

71.6 

100.0 

No 

17.6 

Don't know 

10.8 

Total 

100.0 

100.0 

N 

176 

176 

Ways to protect self from traffickers 

Not to trust strangers  

76.2 

81.8 

Not to eat foods given by a stranger 

57.9 

  4.5 

Not to follow what a friend says 

11.1 

  2.3 

Inform senior family members or concerned authorities  

  7.1 

  1.1 

Consult any senior figure before making a decision 

  3.2 

Do not make a relationship with a stranger 

  3.2 

Question as to why someone is giving gifts 

  2.4 

  6.8 

Do not accept gifts given by stranger 

  2.4 

  3.4 

Do not trust relatives/friends too 

  2.4 

Try to find out more about intended destination/employer 

  1.6 

Try to find out more about groom 

  1.6 

N 

126 

176 

Percentage totals may exceed 100 due to multiple responses. 

Peer Group 

As in the adolescent group, almost all (98%) respondents were confident they could 

protect themselves from traffickers within the village. Whereas in the baseline survey, 

nearly one  third (32%) of the respondents said that they could not keep themselves safe 

from traffickers and nearly nine percent of the respondents did not know what to do.  

A higher percentage of the peers in the endline survey were able to cite different 

prevention measures for trafficking within the village. Among the different signs 

indicative of trafficking while traveling, the commonly cited responses were persisting to 

wear 

sindur pote

 (72% in endline survey vs. 5% in baseline survey), maintaining a certain 

distance while traveling (62% vs. 18%),  sudden change in the behaviour of the person 

accompanying  (56% vs. 45%), persistently insisting to change the dress (53% vs. 5%), 

requesting to lie about the relationship (50% vs. 23%) and if a train journey begins (14% 

vs. 3%) (Table 3.8.2).  

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