Table 3.
Associations of parental factors with sexual risk behaviours among Legehida high school adolescents, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 262)
| Variables | Sexual risk behaviours | COR (95% CI) | †AOR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Parent─adolescent relationship quality | ||||
| High | 54 (44.3%) | 68 (55.7%) | 0.73 (0.32, 0.95) | 0.53 (0.45, 0.63)* |
| Low | 73 (52.1%) | 67 (47.9%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Parenting style | ||||
| Authoritarian | 54 (38.0%) | 88 (62.0%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Neglectful | 14 (70.0%) | 6 (30.0%) | 0.26 (0.09, 1.19) | 0.44 (0.27, 1.32) |
| Permissive | 25 (78.1%) | 7 (21.9%) | 0.17 (0.01, 1.04) | 0.32 (0.19, 1.18) |
| Authoritative | 34 (50.0%) | 34 (50.0%) | 0.65 (0.58–0.89) | 0.74 (0.61–0.92)* |
| Parental monitoring | ||||
| Yes | 63 (44.1%) | 80 (55.9%) | 0.68 (0.33, 1.46) | 0.81 (0.51, 1.28) |
| No | 64 (53.8%) | 55 (46.2%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Parent─adolescent SRH communication | ||||
| Yes | 38 (37.6%) | 63 (62.4%) | 0.49 (0.25, 0.99) | 0.73 (0.50, 1.07) |
| No | 89 (55.3%) | 72 (44.7%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Perception on parental SRH knowledge | ||||
| Poor | 44 (64.7%) | 24 (35.3%) | 3.17 (1.65, 4.37) | 2.97 (1.51, 4.25)* |
| Know to some extent | 72 (43.9%) | 92 (56.1%) | 1.35 (1.14, 6.23) | 3.00 (1.43, 5.55)* |
| Know very well | 11 (36.7%) | 19 (63.3%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Adolescents behavioral beliefs of SRH issues | ||||
| Good | 61 (57.5%) | 45 (42.5%) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Poor | 66 (42.3%) | 90 (57.7%) | 1.85 (1.11, 2.48) | 1.37 (1.79, 2.18)* |
Key: COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval; †Adjusted for all variables in the table and additionally for the socio demographic variables; *p-value < 0.05