Information Needs and Sharing Pattern among Rural Women : A Study

摘要

This study is based on 145 rural women respondents of Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh. It includes hypotheses, objectives, review of related literature and scope of study. Analysis of data reveals that majority of women are getting information through television (93.7%), 35.17% women are consulting religious leaders for their information needs. Study reveals that 81.37% respondents share information with their family members, field and well are the most common places for sharing information, all women are familiar with telephone while only 33.79% women used telephone facility, 2.75% rural women are familiar with Internet.