Table 3 Changes in acceptance of gender norms among women in intervention group at post-evaluation
Norm | Intervention pre-evaluation (%) | Intervention post-evaluation (%) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Women are more responsible for nurturing and caring for children than men | |||
 Agree | 38 (90.4) | 25 (59.5) | 0.00 |
 Disagree | 4 (9.50) | 17 (40.50 | |
Women are more frugal than men | |||
 Agree | 42 (100.0) | 28 (66.6) | 0.00 |
 Disagree | 0 (0.0) | 14 (33.4) | |
Behaving violently to a problem is a masculine way | |||
 Agree | 29 (69.0) | 25 (59.5) | 0.36 |
 Disagree | 13 (30.9) | 17 (40.4) | |
Women must know more household activities than men | |||
 Agree | 40 (95.2) | 22 (52.3) | 0.00 |
 Disagree | 2 (4.8) | 20 (47.7) | |
Women should prepare meals for the family | |||
 Agree | 25 (59.5) | 10 (23.8) | 0.00 |
 Disagree | 17 (33.5) | 32 (76.2) | |
Consuming alcohol and tobacco is a masculine way | |||
 Agree | 5 (11.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.02 |
 Disagree | 37 (88.0) | 42 (100.0) | |
 Total | 42 (100.0) | 42 (100.0) |  |