Freedom of movement of adolescent girls uses 6 items from the CARE Tipping Point Bangladesh baseline survey. Information is sought on whether permission is needed for visits to different locations and whether girls were accompanied during the last visit.
Geographies Tested: Bangladesh
Populations Included: Female
Age Range: Adolescents
1. A distant clusterpara in the village
2. Other friendsrelatives in another village town
3. Market
4. Health facilityprovider
5. Community meetinggathering
6. Fairparksomewhere else for recreation
Response Options:
Cannot visit – 0
Can visit with permission and chaperoned – 1
Can visit without permission, but chaperoned – 2
Can visit with permission and without chaperone – 3
Can visit without permission and accompanied by none without chaperone – 4
Score of the scale ranges from 0 – 24 , where higher score indicates high mobility.
Parvin, K., Nunna, T. T., Mamun, M. A., Talukder, A., Antu, J. F., Siddique, A. A., Kalra, S., Laterra, A., Sprinkel, A., Stefanik, L., & Naved, R. T. (2019). Tipping Point project: Report of the baseline study findings from Bangladesh. https://care.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Baseline-report_TP-_FINAL_March-30.pdf
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