Table 3 Mothers’ and Fathers’ perceived knowledge about adolescent sexuality topics
Topics | Mothers’ | Fathers’ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre- intervention (N = 94) | Post intervention (N = 92) | Pre- intervention (N = 51) | Post intervention (N = 51) | |||||||||
Intervention (n = 51) | Control (n = 43) | p- value | Intervention (n = 48) | Control (n = 43) | p-value | Intervention (n = 22) | Control (n = 29) | p- value | Intervention (n = 22) | Control (n = 29) | p-value | |
Biological development topics | ||||||||||||
Little knowledge | 9(17.6) | 7(16.3) | 0.839 | 0(0.0) | 7(15.9) | 0.004 | 5(22.7) | 9(31.0) | 0.747 | 0(0.0) | 6(20.7) | 0.016 |
Good knowledge | 23(45.1) | 22(51.2) | 20(41.7) | 20(46.5) | 10(45.5) | 13(44.8) | 7(31.8) | 13(44.8) | ||||
Very good knowledge | 19(37.3) | 14(32.6) | 28(58.3) | 16(37.2) | 7(31.8) | 7(24.1) | 15(68.2) | 10(34.5) | ||||
Sexual risk protection topics | ||||||||||||
No knowledge | 0(0.0) | 1(2.3) | 0.737 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.005 | 1(4.5) | 0(0.0) | 0.161 | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.001 |
Little knowledge | 10(19.6) | 6(14.0) | 0(0.0) | 8(18.6) | 6(27.3) | 7(24.1) | 0(0.0) | 10(34.5) | ||||
Good knowledge | 15(29.4) | 14(32.6) | 11(22.9) | 8(18.6) | 5(22.7) | 14(48.3) | 4(18.2) | 8(27.6) | ||||
Very good knowledge | 26(51.0) | 22(51.2) | 37(77.1) | 27(62.8) | 10(45.5) | 8(27.6) | 18(81.8) | 11(37.9) | ||||
Contraceptive use topics | ||||||||||||
No knowledge | 18(35.3) | 12(27.9) | 0.318 | 1(2.1) | 8(18.6) | 0.015 | 8(36.4) | 5(17.2) | 0.374 | 1(4.5) | 7(24.1) | 0.026 |
Little knowledge | 10(19.6) | 11(25.6) | 20(41.7) | 9(20.9) | 5(22.7) | 11(37.9) | 2(9.1) | 9(31.0) | ||||
Good knowledge | 8(15.7) | 12(27.9) | 19(39.6) | 15(34.9) | 5(22.7) | 5(17.5) | 10(45.5) | 7(24.1) | ||||
Very good knowledge | 15(29.4) | 8(18.6) | 8(16.7) | 11(25.6) | 4(18.2) | 8(27.6) | 9(40.9) | 6(20.7) | ||||
Risky sexual behaviours topics | ||||||||||||
No knowledge | 18(35.3) | 12(27.9) | 0.318 | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.008 | 2(9.1) | 0(0.0) | 0.374 | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0.011 |
Little knowledge | 10(19.6) | 11(25.6) | 0(0.0) | 7(15.9) | 6(27.3) | 11(37.9) | 0(0.0) | 7(24.1) | ||||
Good knowledge | 8(15.7) | 12(27.9) | 19(39.6) | 17(39.5) | 7(31.8) | 11(37.9) | 11(50.0) | 16(55.2) | ||||
Very good knowledge | 15(29.4) | 8(18.6) | 29(60.4) | 19(44.2) | 7(31.8) | 7(24.1) | 11(50.0) | 6(20.7) | ||||
Experiencing sex topics | ||||||||||||
No knowledge | 3(5.9) | 2(4.7) | 0.359 | 1(2.1) | 7(16.3) | 0.016 | 3(13.6) | 6(20.7) | 0.159 | 1(4.5) | 8(27.6) | 0.006 |
Little knowledge | 12(23.5) | 6(14.0) | 7(14.6) | 13(30.2) | 5(22.7) | 13(44.8) | 3(13.6) | 11(37.9) | ||||
Good knowledge | 15(29.4) | 20(46.5) | 21(43.8) | 13(30.2) | 11(50.0) | 6(20.7) | 9(40.9) | 6(20.7) | ||||
Very good knowledge | 21(41.2) | 15(34.9) | 19(39.6) | 10(23.3) | 3(13.6) | 4(13.8) | 9(40.9) | 4(13.8) | ||||