Factors Affecting Parent-Adolescent Discussion on Reproductive Health Issues in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Predictors of discussion on reproductive health issues between parents and their adolescents, Harar town, Harari region, Ethiopia, May 2010 (𝑁=751).

Variables	Discuss with children		Crude OR (95% CI )	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
	Yes	No
Educational level
No formal education	13	212	1.00	1.00
Grades 1–4	6	54	1.81 (0.66, 4.99)	1.72 (0.62, 4.79)
Grades 5–8	35	147	3.88 (1.99, 7.59)*	3.79 (1.87, 7.71)*
Grades 9-10	27	43	10.24 (4.89, 21.43)*	8.74 (3.91, 19.56)*
Above 10	135	79	27.87 (14.92, 52.07)*	17.35 (8.22, 36.63)*
Occupation
Government employee	109	75	1.00	1.00
Housewife	66	311	0.15 (0.10, 0.22)*	0.48 (0.28, 0 .84)*
Others	41	149	0.19 (0.12, 0.30)*	0.53 (0.31, 0.92)*
Monthly income
<400 Birr	28	186	1.00	1.00
400–1000 Birr	63	158	2.65 (1.62, 4.34)*	1.26 (0.71, 2.26)
>1000 Birr	101	80	8.39 (5.12, 13.74)*	2.13 (1.14, 4.00)*
Do not know	24	111	1.44 (0.79, 2.60)	1.46 (0.75, 2.85)
Knowledge about RH
Poor	27	241	1.00	1.00
Good	189	294	5.71 (3.69, 8.85)*	5.69 (3.67, 8.82)*
Attitude towards discussing RH
Disagree/indifferent	30	117	1.00	1.00
Agree	186	418	1.74 (1.12, 2.67)*	1.703 (1.08, 2.68)*

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