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PART ONE CHARACTERISTICS OF SAMPLE POPULATION 17 PART TWO VALUES, DECISION-MAKING, CONFLICT AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 20 Personal, Moral and Social Values 20 Preferred number of children 20 By ethnic group 20 Preferred sex of children 20 Acceptability of girls proposing marriage by Ethnic group 22 Harmful traditional practices 23 Acceptance of extra-marital sex 23 Proverbs degrading women 24 Decision-making 24 Modality of marriage 24 Acceptability of girls proposing marriage 24 Decision-making for holiday activities 25 Conflict and conflict resolution, in Families 26 Causes of conflict within marriage 26 Causes of divorce 27 Prevalence of corporal punishment in families 27 Sources of advice on serious matters 29 PART THREE PROPERTY RIGHTS, INHERITANCE, AND THE ROLE AND SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN 30 Property Rights (land, cattle, home)National Level By ethnic group 32 By sex 38 By residence: urban/rural 41 By religion 43 By education 43 Role Of Women 44 Acceptability of women as a productive force 44 Limitation of women to informal sector 45 Activities performed mainly by women 46 Average number of working hours for women and men 46 Suggestions for reduction of women's household labour 47 By Ethnic group 51 Acceptability of women as a productive force 51 Limitation of women to informal sector 53 Activities performed mainly by women 53 Average number of working hours for women and men 55 Suggestions for reduction of women's household labour 55 Differences of response by sex 57 Working hours of men and women by sex 57 Urban Rural differences in the Role of Women 58 Acceptability of women as a productive force 58 Activities performed mainly by women 60 Average number of working hours for women and men 60 Social Status Of Women 61 National level, Social status 61 Main source of family income 62 Acceptability of women speaking in public 63 Social Status by ethnic group 63 Main source of family income 65 Acceptability of women speaking in public 65 Social status of women observed by Sex 68 Main source of family income 68 Acceptability of women speaking in public 68 Social Status of Women by Urban Residence 69 Main source of family income 70 Factors militating against women's participation in Development 70 Suggested solutions 72 PART FOUR MARRIAGE AND RELATED ISSUES, HEALTH AND AWARENESS OF NATIONAL POLICIES 73 Appropriate age-range for marriage 74 By ethnic group 74 By sex 76 By residence: urban/rural 77 By level of education 77 By religion 77 Marriage modalities 78 Arrangements for first-time marriage By ethnic group 79 By sex 80 By religion 80 By residence: urban/rural 80 By level of education 80 Objectives of marriage 80 By ethnic group 82 By religion 82 By education 83 Ideal marriage partner 83 Ideal attributes of a husband 84 Ideal attributes of a wife 84 By residence: urban/rural 85 By ethnic group (move to before residence) 86 By sex 86 By religion 87 Reasons for remaining single 87 Marital status, by ethnic group 87 Reasons why some women/men remain single By ethnic group 90 Responsibility for bringing up children. 91 Acceptability of girls proposing marriage 91 Socio cultural Values: Health, Economy and Gender 91 Marriage 91 View of marriage 91 By ethnic group 92 By residence: urban/rural 94 By sex 94 Bylevel of education 96 By religiori 97 By residence: urban/rural 97 Family Planning 98 Health 99 Health Services 99 Availability of Health Services 100 By Ethnic Group 101 By sex 101 By religion 101 IBy level of education 102 Abortion Infant Mortality 103 By ethnic group 104 By residence: urban/rural 104 By level of education 104 Special consideration for pregnant women 104 By ethnic group 105 By residence: urban/rural 106 iBy level of education 106 Awareness of relevant National Policies 106 By Ethnic group 107 By sex 108 By residence: urban/rural 108 By residence: urban/rural 108 : By religion 108 PART FIVE ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FOCUS GROUP RESPONSES 109 Present situation in the community in terms of development, gender issues and problems 410 Urban responses 110 Rural Responses 110 Harmful traditional practices 113 Treatment of male and female children At Birth 115 At an early age 116 At puberty 117 On Marriage 118 Expected roles and personal values 119