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Parental communication on sexual and reproductive health issues and its associated factors among preparatory school students in Debre Tabor, Northcentral Ethiopia: institution based cross-sectional study.
Mekie, Maru; Taklual, Wubet; Melkie, Abenezer; Addisu, Dagne.
Affiliation
  • Mekie M; Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia. marumekie@gmail.com.
  • Taklual W; Department of Population Health, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
  • Melkie A; Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
  • Addisu D; Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes ; 12(1): 598, 2019 Sep 18.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31533808
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to assess parental communication on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues and its associated factors among preparatory school students in Debre Tabor, Northcentral Ethiopia. Institution based cross sectional study was employed among 394 preparatory school students through self-administered questionnaire. RESULT: A total of 394 students were participated in the study with a response rate of 100%. The magnitude of parental communication on SRH issues was found to be 68.5%, (95% CI (63.7, 72.8)). Low grade (AOR = 0.31, 95% CI (0.17, 0.58)), feel embraced to discuss about SRH issues (AOR = 0.31, 95% CI (0.17, 0.56)), and living with mother/father (AOR = 0.15, 95% CI (0.06, 0.36)) were associated with reduced parental communication on SRH. While, family size < 5 (AOR = 2.46, 95% CI (1.25, 4.84)), and believe on the importance of discussion on SRH (AOR = 10.83, 95% CI (5.07, 23.17) were found to be associated with increased communication about SRH issues. Health education shall be given to preparatory school students on importance of discussion on SRH issues and related consequences of risky sexual behaviors.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parents / Sexual Behavior / Students / Adolescent Behavior / Communication / Reproductive Health Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: BMC Res Notes Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Ethiopia Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parents / Sexual Behavior / Students / Adolescent Behavior / Communication / Reproductive Health Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: BMC Res Notes Year: 2019 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Ethiopia Country of publication: United kingdom