Table 2 Socio-demographich characteristics and parent –young people communication about SRH during the last 6 months, Nekemte, west Ethiopia, 2012
Communicated with parents/parent figures in the last 6 months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Male | Female | ||
New | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Sex | 350(32.7%) | 721(67.3%) | 358(32.4%) | 810(67.6%) |
Age | ||||
10-14 | 18(20.9%) | 68(79.1%) | 25(31.2%) | 55(68.8%) |
15-19 | 207(37.1%) | 351(62.9%) | 237(34.9%) | 442(65.1%) |
20-24 | 125(29.3%) | 302(70.3%) | 126(28.8%) | 312(71.2%) |
Respondents’ level of education | ||||
1-8th grade | 64(21.5%) | 234(78.5%) | 74(26.1) | 209(73.9%) |
9-12th grade | 224(37.3%) | 377(62.7%) | 227(35.5%) | 416(64.5%) |
Tertiary | 62(36.7%) | 107(63.3%) | 85(34%) | 165(66%) |
Residence area | ||||
Urban | 335(35.6%) | 606(64.4%) | 359(34.7%) | 676(65.3%) |
Semi-urban | 10(9.2%) | 99(90.8%) | 19(14%) | 117(86%) |
Religion | ||||
Catholic | 7(29.2%) | 17(70.8%) | 15(44.1%) | 19(55.9%) |
Protestant | 171(34.1%) | 331(65.9%) | 193(34.1%) | 421(68.6%) |
Muslim | 31(27.9%) | 80(72.1%) | 33(33.3%) | 66(66.7%) |
Orthodox | 113(30.8%) | 254(69.2%) | 130(32%) | 276(68%) |
Others* | 28(41.8%) | 39(58.2%) | 17(37.8%) | 28(62.2%) |
Religion attendance | ||||
Very often | 120(46.3%) | 275(34.1%) | 259(32.7%) | 534(67.3%) |
Often | 117 (45.2%) | 420(51.9%) | 119(32.7%) | 245(67.3%) |
Rarely | 22(8.5%) | 115(14.2%) | 9(24.3% | 28(75.7%) |
Living arrangement | ||||
Both parents | 200(32.7%) | 441(67.3%) | 191(30.5%) | 435(69.5%) |
Mother alone | 49(29%) | 120(71.1%) | 56(27.2%) | 150(72.8%) |
Father alone | 10(37%) | 17(63%) | 7(25%) | 21(75%) |
Other relatives** | 47(32.1%) | 53(67.9%) | 17(37.9%) | 29(63.1%) |
Father’s level of education | ||||
No education | 68(28.5%) | 171(71.5%) | 112(33.8%) | 219(66.2%) |
1-8th grade | 115(30%) | 268(70%) | 137(31.3%) | 301(68.7%) |
9-12th grade+ | 155(39.7%) | 235(60.3%) | 133(34%) | 258(66%) |
Mothers’ level of education | ||||
No education | 128(28.1%) | 328(71.9%) | 165(31.1%) | 365(68.9%) |
1-8th grade | 122(33.6%) | 24(66.4%) | 151(32.9%) | 308(67.1%) |
9-12th grade+ | 69(41.1%) | 99(58.9%) | 57(38.3%) | 92(61.7%) |