Table 3 Odds ratios and confidence intervals for factors affecting communication on sexual issues between adolescent and their parents (No parents, Only one parent, and Both parents): Results from a multinomial logistic regression model
Factors | Adolescent communication on sexual issues | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
With both parents | With only one parent | |||
Exp β | 95% CI | Exp β | 95 CI | |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 0.21** | 0.06–0.75 | 0.37*** | 0.16–0.72 |
 Female (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Age group | ||||
 10–14 | 0.14*** | 0.04–0.57 | 1.04 | 0.47–2.33 |
 15–19 (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Educational level attained | ||||
 No education | 4.29 | 0.71–25.84 | 1.08 | 0.35–3.32 |
 Primary | 0.97 | 0.28–3.32 | 0.84 | 0.37–1.89 |
 Secondary (RC) | 0.00 |  | 0.00 |  |
Current school attendance | ||||
 Schooling | 1.48 | 0.24–9.17 | 1.22 | 0.36–4.07 |
 Not Schooling (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Adolescent club membership | ||||
 Not a member | 0.84 | 0.25–2.82 | 0.46** | 0.21–1.00 |
 Member (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Living arrangements | ||||
 Living with both Parents (RC) | 0.00 |  | 0.00 |  |
 Living with father only | 0.37 | 0.07–2.11 | 0.19*** | 0.06–0.61 |
 Living with mother only | 0.27** | 0.08–0.96 | 0.57 | 0.27–1.21 |
Living with older brother(s) | ||||
 No | 0.38 | 0.11–1.30 | 1.30 | 0.55–3.08 |
 Yes (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Living with older sister(s) | ||||
 No | 1.60 | 0.41–6.24 | 1.21 | 0.52–2.85 |
 Yes (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Frequency of communicating with father | ||||
 Easy | 7.58** | 1.53–37.63 | 0.53 | 0.25–1.16 |
 Average | 4.70 | 0.75–29.34 | 0.61 | 0.22–1.71 |
 Difficult (RC) | 0.00 |  | 0.00 |  |
Frequency of communicating with mother | ||||
 Easy | 11.71** | 1.23–111.80 | 1.84 | 0.73–4.65 |
 Average | 13.56 | 0.84–217.10 | 2.16 | 0.64–7.34 |
 Difficult (RC) | 0.00 |  | 0.00 |  |
Sexual history | ||||
 Never had sex | 4.80*** | 9.68–20.18 | 0.46 | 0.06–3.37 |
 Ever had sex (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
History of contraception | ||||
 Never use contraceptives | 3.87 | 8.76–35.58 | 0.53 | 0.07–4.08 |
 Ever use contraceptives (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Sexual harassment | ||||
 Not sexually harassed | 7.31** | 1.41–37.71 | 2.33 | 0.87–6.27 |
 Sexually harassed (RC) | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||