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. 2023 Nov;52(8):3521-3530.
doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02639-x. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

The Impact of Parent-Adolescent Communication on Reduction of Sexual Risk Possibility Among Adolescents: Findings from the Suubi-Maka Study

Jennifer Nattabi  1 , Proscovia Nabunya  2 , Samuel Kizito  1 , Josephine Nabayinda  1 , Joshua Kiyingi  1 , Fred Ssewamala  1
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The Impact of Parent-Adolescent Communication on Reduction of Sexual Risk Possibility Among Adolescents: Findings from the Suubi-Maka Study

Jennifer Nattabi et al. Arch Sex Behav. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

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. 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.

Keywords: Adolescents; Parent–adolescent communication; Sexual risk behaviors; Sexual risk possibility.

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Conflict of interest There is no potential conflict of interest from the authors.

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