Examining female visual privacy as a function of window treatments

Cultural factors in Libya (and other Muslim countries) require female privacy to be maintained. Outside the home, females must wear clothing that reveals only face and hands. When inside home located near windows, a similar degree of cover or window treatment is required. This reduces exposure natural daylight, with resultant reduction health benefits daylight. We are therefore investigating which treatments offer sufficient permit relaxed home. Two were tested: horizontal blinds frosted glass, varying free area frosting, respectively. The offered was operationalised by identification level worn target behind treatment, aim being reduce chance level. For 0.3 s observations, extreme each (horizontal set 3% distortion 20 for glass) led levels identification, both actors. 3.0 there significant differences suggesting insufficient privacy.