TABLE 2.
Relationships Between Maternal Gender Norms About Relationship Power, Mother/Father Communication, and Teen Consistent STI/HIV Prevention Practices
| Consistent STI/HIV Prevention Practice |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item; n (%) | Yes (n = 80) |
No (n = 38) |
Unadjusted Odds Ratioa |
Adjusted Odds Ratiob (95% CI) |
| Mother communication:c | ||||
| Sexual pressure from dating partners | 2.25* | |||
| Less | 32 (40.0) | 23 (60.5) | (ref) | |
| More | 47 (58.8) | 15 (39.5) | 3.95* (1.28–12.21) | |
| Peer pressure in relation to sex | 0.83 | |||
| Less | 37 (46.3) | 16 (42.1) | 3.39* (1.03 - 11.18) | |
| More | 42 (52.5) | 22 (57.9) | (ref) | |
| Resisting pressure about sex from dating partners | 2.25* | n/s | ||
| Less | 30 (37.5) | 22 (57.9) | ||
| More | 49 (61.3) | 16 (42.1) | ||
| Resisting peer pressure about sex | 1.85 | n/s | ||
| Less | 38 (47.5) | 24 (63.2) | ||
| More | 41 (51.3) | 14 (36.8) | ||
| Father talks about:d | ||||
| Sexual pressure from dating partners | 1.39 | n/s | ||
| Less | 45 (56.3) | 24 (63.2) | ||
| More | 26 (32.5) | 10 (26.3) | ||
| Peer pressure in relation to sex | 0.82 | n/s | ||
| Less | 49 (61.3) | 22 (57.9) | ||
| More | 22 (27.5) | 12 (31.6) | ||
| Resisting pressure about sex from dating partners | 2.03 | |||
| Less | 41 (51.3) | 25 (65.8) | (ref) | |
| More | 30 (37.5) | 9 (23.7) | 4.95* (1.13–21.74) | |
| Resisting peer pressure about sex | 2.12 | n/s | ||
| Less | 43 (53.8) | 26 (68.4) | ||
| More | 28 (35.0) | 8 (21.1) | ||
| Teen’s perception that mother believes: | ||||
| Men’s needs should be placed before own | 0.087* | n/s | ||
| No | 70 (87.5) | 38 (100) | ||
| Yes | 10 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Men should have more influence in decisionse | 1.04 | n/s | ||
| No | 54 (67.5) | 26 (68.4) | ||
| Yes | 24 (30.0) | 12 (31.6) | ||
Note: Unadjusted (bivariate) and adjusted odds of consistent practice are given. Separate adjusted models were generated for mother and father communication variables. n/s = not significant, ref = reference group in the analyses, STI = sexually transmitted illness, CI = confidence interval.
Unadjusted odds of consistent practice with yes/more versus no/less.
Final logistic regression models for teen consistent STI/HIV prevention practices, having adjusted for age, race, and socioeconomic status.
Three teens missing mother communication variables as n/a or don’t know (n = 115).
Thirteen teens missing father communication variables as n/a or don’t know (n = 105).
Two teens missing as n/a or don’t know.
p ≤ .05