From: Effects of parenting practices on sexual risk-taking among young people in Cameroon
Variables | Males | Females | Total |
---|---|---|---|
 | (n = 220) | (n = 227) | (n = 447) |
Sexual risk-taking | |||
Sexually active in the last 12 months (% yes) | 87.3 | 83.3 | 85.2 |
Multiple partnerships in the last 12 months (% yes) | 42.2 | 15.9 | 29.1 |
Consistent use of contraceptive with partners in the last 12 months (% yes) | 29.2 | 30.7 | 29.9 |
Used to having concurrent occasional sexual partners (% yes) | 41.4 | 10.6 | 25.7 |
Parenting dimensions in young ages(assessment at the time of the survey) | |||
Quality of parent/child relationships (range, 1–4) | 2.09(±0.79) | 2.11(±0.86) | 2.10(±0.83) |
Knowledge of out-of-home activities (range, 1–5) | 2.29(±1.44) | 3.06(±1.48) | 2.68(±1.51) |
Approval of out-of-home activities (range, 1–5) | 3.19(±1.41) | 3.05(±1.31) | 3.13(±1.36) |
Parent–child communication on sexual issues (range, 0–4) | 0.88(±0.88) | 1.18(±1.47) | 1.04(±1.42) |
Parenting dimensions during early adolescence (assessment at age 12) | |||
Quality of parent/child relationships (range, 1–4) | 1.95(±0.73) | 1.99(±0.76) | 1.98(±0.75) |
Knowledge of out-of-home activities (range, 1–5) | 3.72(±1.35) | 3.88(±1.23) | 3.80(±1.29) |
Approval of out-of-home activities (range, 1–5) | 3.13(±1.26) | 3.09(±1.21) | 3.11(±1.23) |
Parent–child communication on sexual issues (range, 0–4) | 0.30(±0.92) | 0.67(±1.26) | 0.47(±1.12) |
Mediating variable | |||
Early sexual debut (sexual initiation by age 15) | 45.0 | 31.3 | 38.0 |
Other variables | |||
Family structure‡ |  |  |  |
Both biological parents | 41.8 | 48.0 | 44.9 |
Biological mother only | 13.6 | 16.3 | 15.0 |
Biological father only | 5.0 | 7.5 | 6.3 |
Other relatives | 19.1 | 18.1 | 18.6 |
Uncorrelated residents | 20.5 | 10.1 | 15.2 |
Parent/guardian socioeconomic characteristics‡ |  |  |  |
Parent/guardian has at least a primary level of education | 68.2 | 85.0 | 76.7 |
Parent/guardian has a paid job | 31.8 | 40.9 | 36.6 |
Parent/guardian is married | 65.5 | 75.8 | 70.7 |
Respondent’ age |  |  |  |
15-19 | 59.6 | 58.2 | 58.8 |
20-24 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 41.2 |
Currently attending school | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 49.1 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
No | 50.9 | 56.8 | 53.9 |
Religious affiliation | Â | Â | Â |
Christian | 85.5 | 96.0 | 90.8 |
Others | 14.5 | 4.0 | 9.2 |