TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The impact of parent-adolescent communication on reduction of sexual risk possibility among adolescents: findings from the Suubi-Maka Study
JO  - Archives of sexual behavior
A1  - Nattabi, Jennifer
A1  - Nabunya, Proscovia
A1  - Kizito, Samuel
A1  - Nabayinda, Josephine
A1  - Kiyingi, Joshua
A1  - Ssewamala, Fred
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Sexual risky behaviors among adolescents and young people remain a major public health problem worldwide. This study examined the impact of parent-adolescent communication on adolescents' possibility to engage in risky behaviors. The study used baseline data from the Suubi-Maka Study (2008-2012) implemented in 10 primary schools in Southern Uganda. Binary logistic regression models were conducted to determine the association between parent-adolescent communication and sexual risk possibility. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that gender [OR 0.220, 95% CI 0.107, 0.455], age [OR 1.891, 95% CI 1.030, 3.471], household size [OR 0.661, 95% CI 0.479, 0.913], and comfort level of family communication [OR 0.944, 95% CI 0.899, 0.990] were significantly associated with lower levels of sexual risk possibility among adolescents. There is a need to build interventions that make it easy and comfortable for adolescents to have open discussion and communication with parents on sexual risk possibility, risky behaviors, and risky situations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-0002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02639-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -