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. 2009 Jul;1(1):37–47. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v1i1.15

Table 3: Factors influencing disclosure: Social empowerment vs. disclosure.

Variable Willingness to disclose Families only Institutions only
N n % P- value N n % P- value N n % P- value
READS NEWSPAPAPER 0.647 0.699 0.377
Almost everyday 239 117 49.0 106 67 63.2 106 33 31.1
At least once weekly 308 134 43.5 111 65 58.6 111 41 36.9
Less than once weekly 85 39 45.9 34 21 61.8 34 11 32.4
Almost never/not at all 186 87 46.8 73 49 67.1 73 18 24.7
LISTENS TO RADIO 0.179 0.776 0.602
Almost everyday 482 208 43.2 179 112 62.6 179 54 30.2
At least once weekly 174 90 51.7 74 47 63.5 74 24 32.4
Less than once weekly 61 32 52.5 28 15 53.6 28 12 42.9
Almost never/not at all 103 47 45.6 43 28 65.1 43 13 30.2
WATCHES TV 0.161 0.001 0.0001
Almost everyday 726 327 45.0 281 176 62.6 281 88 31.3
At least once weekly 51 29 56.9 24 17 70.8 24 5 20.8
Less than once weekly 26 11 42.3 10 1 10.0 10 9 90.0
Almost never/not at all 10 7 70.0 7 7 100 7 0 0.0
SAY ON MONEY USE 0.0001 0.182 0.147
Complete say 383 200 52.2 182 117 64.3 182 130 71.4
Partial say 215 74 34.4 60 32 53.3 60 35 58.3
No say 64 24 37.5 19 14 73.7 19 14 73.7
SAY ON HEALTH CARE 0.332 0.981 0.243
Complete say 241 114 47.3 98 61 62.2 98 66 67.3
Partial say 311 142 45.7 124 74 62.1 124 90 72.6
No say 193 78 40.4 69 42 60.9 69 42 60.9
SAY ON HOUSEHOLD 0.0001 0.318 0.509
Complete say 101 49 48.5 44 31 70.5 44 32 72.7
Partial say 250 134 53.6 115 66 57.4 115 80 69.6
No say 396 151 38.1 132 81 61.4 132 85 65.4
SAY ON VISITING FAMILY & FRIENDS 0.0001 0.760 0.358
Complete say 167 82 49.1 75 47 62.7 75 54 72.0
Partial say 440 212 48.2 179 112 62.6 179 123 68.7
No say 139 42 30.2 39 22 56.4 39 23 59.0
SAY ON NUMBER & WHEN TO HAVE CHILDREN 0.017 0.707 0.655
Complete say 48 27 56.3 25 17 68.0 25 18 72.0
Partial say 546 252 46.2 222 135 60.8 222 151 68.0
No say 99 33 33.3 28 16 57.1 28 17 60.7