Table 2 Knowledge of parents on parent–adolescent discussion about SRH issues in Sawla town, Southern Ethiopia 2020 (n = 653)
Variables | Category | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge about SRH issues | Good | 473 | 72.4 |
Poor | 180 | 27.6 | |
Ever heard of SRH | Yes | 629 | 96.3 |
No | 24 | 3.7 | |
Knew at least one contraceptive method | Yes | 641 | 98.2 |
No | 12 | 1.8 | |
Type of contraceptivea | Pill | 594 | 91.0 |
Condom | 623 | 95.4 | |
Injectable | 627 | 96.0 | |
Implants | 284 | 43.5 | |
IUCD | 256 | 39.2 | |
Natural safe period | 463 | 70.9 | |
Knew at least one STI including HIV | Yes | 640 | 98.0 |
No | 13 | 2.0 | |
Type of STI/HIVa | Chancroid | 434 | 66.5 |
Syphilis | 587 | 89.9 | |
Gonorrhea | 310 | 47.5 | |
Lympho granuloma venerum | 154 | 23.6 | |
HIV/AIDS | 642 | 98.3 | |
Herpes simplex | 86 | 13.2 | |
Knew at least physical and behavioral change during puberty | Yes | 649 | 99.4 |
No | 4 | 0.6 | |
Type of physical and behavioral changes during pubertya | Breast development in female | 647 | 99.1 |
On set of menstruation in females | 642 | 98.3 | |
Change in voice in both sex | 631 | 96.6 | |
Refuse parent command | 505 | 77.3 | |
Interest towards opposite sex | 468 | 71.7 | |
Feel angry for minor reasons | 478 | 73.2 |