Factors Associated with Parental Communication with Young People about Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Manu, Abubakar; Kotoh, Agnes M.; Asante, Rexford Kofi Oduro; Ankomah, Augustine
Titel	Factors Associated with Parental Communication with Young People about Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana
Quelle	In: Health Education, 116 (2016) 6, S.595-610 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-4283
DOI	10.1108/HE-09-2015-0025
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Correlation; Sexuality; Family Environment; Socioeconomic Status; Parent Child Relationship; Health; Barriers; Interviews; Surveys; Parent Attitudes; Regression (Statistics); Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Mothers; Fathers; Religious Factors; Discipline; Knowledge Level; Health Behavior; Multivariate Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Korrelation; Sexualität; Familienmilieu; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gesundheit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Elternverhalten; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Ausland; Prädiktor; Mother; Mutter; Disziplin; Wissensbasis; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Multivariate Analyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Purpose: Available studies on parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health in Ghana have largely focused on assessing communication frequency, barriers, and who communicates with whom within the family. The purpose of this paper is to examine parental and family contextual factors that predict parental communication with young people about sexual and reproductive health. Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional interviewer-administered survey was conducted among 790 parents selected through a multistage sampling technique. The Cronbach's "a" statistic was used to assess various parental and family contextual constructs on parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health. Separate hierarchical multiple regression models for mothers and fathers were constructed to assess predictors of parental communication about sexual and reproductive health. Findings: Nearly the same factors predicted mothers' and fathers' communication with young people about sexual and reproductive health matters. The predictors for both mothers and fathers included high socioeconomic status (SES), family religiousity, parent discipline, perceived parent sexual knowledge and parent trustworthiness. Parent permissiveness predicted only for fathers. Social implications: Parental communication on sexual and reproductive health is influenced by high SES, family religiousity, parent sexual knowledge, parent discipline and trustworthiness. Interventional programmes on communication about sexual and reproductive health need to take cognisance of these factors to improve parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health. Originality/value: This paper adds to the limited evidence on parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health in Ghana, by examining parental and family contextual factors that influence parental communication with young people about sexual and reproductive health. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01