Research Article

Rural Adolescents: Parental Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with adolescent-parent communication on SRH matters among rural adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017.

VariablesHad discussionCrude ORAdjusted OR
Yes (%)No (%)

Had ever got SRH information
 Yes (595)308 (51.7)228 (38.3)1.001.00
 No (238)56 (23.5)113 (47.5)0.4 (0.3, 0.5)0.5 (0.4, 0.8)
Had ever got information on STI
 Yes (609)305 (50.1)228 (37.4)0.4 (0.3, 0.5)0.5 (0.4, 0.7)
 No (224)59 (26.3)113 (50.4)1
Ever had sexual intercourse
 Yes (97)55 (56.7)32 (32.9)0.6 (0.4, 0.9)0.7 (0.5, 1.2)
 No (736)309 (41.9)309 (41.9)1.001.00
Know the period in which there is possibility to be pregnant for a girl
 Yes (696)362 (52.1)329 (47.3)1.001.00
 No (137)2 (1.5)12 (8.7)0.2 (0.04, 0.7)0.2 (0.04, 0.9)

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