ArticleReproductive health2022
Determinants of communication on sexual issues between adolescents and their parents in the Adaklu district of the Volta region, Ghana: a multinomial logistic regression analysis.
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- Barriers and facilitators of parent-adolescent communication on sexual health and relationships among the UK population: A study protocol.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Determinants of preventive sexual behaviours among first year university students in Beira city, central Mozambique: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Perspectives on barriers to traditional sources of sexual and reproductive health information and services: Are mHealth technologies the answer?Health promotion perspectives · 2024Article
- Exploring the culturally sensitive sexual and reproductive health information communication skill needs of parents in Ghana.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Challenges regarding sexual health communication with secondary school learners in Limpopo Province: Parents views.Curationis · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPoor communication on sexual issues between adolescents and their parents results in high rates of negative sexual practices such as teenage pregnancy. Contributing factors to this poor communication on sexual issues between adolescents and their parents in a high teenage pregnancy setting have not been adequately explored. We sought to fill this gap by examining the factors that predict communication on sexual issues between adolescents and their parents in the Adaklu district of the Volta region of Ghana.
methodsA baseline cross-sectional household survey of 221 adolescents aged 10-19 years in 30 randomly selected communities was used. A well-structured questionnaire was developed. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to examine factors that significantly influenced communication between adolescents and their parents regarding sex.
resultsOnly 11.3% of adolescents had discussions on sexual issues with both parents while 27.6% of communicated sexual issues with only one parent in Adaklu district. Adolescent males (AOR = 0.21, CI = 0.06-0.75), those aged 10-14 years (AOR = 0.41, CI = 0.04-0.57), non-members of adolescent health clubs (AOR = 0.46, CI = 0.21-1.00), and those living with only a father (AOR = 0.19, CI = 0.06-0.61) had lower odds of communicating with their parents on sexual issues.
conclusionsAdolescent-parental communication on sexual issues in Adaklu district is very low. This situation requires more empowerment of adolescents to enable them to discuss sexual issues with their parents through increased engagement with adolescent health club activities and capacity building capacity of parents with the right information on sexual and reproductive health by health staff within the district. Additionally, parents need to be equipped with communication skills to enable them to communicate effectively with their children.
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