Table 4 Comparison of risk sexual behavior variable (Premarital sex) and some characteristics of parenting process among youths in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2012
Characteristics | Had premarital sex | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Parents know whereabouts | Always | 152 (33.5) | 426 (58.4) | 0.71 (0.42, 2.82) | 1.33 (0.59, 2.42) |
Sometimes | 185 (40.9) | 220 (30.1) | 1.58 (0.63, 3.12) | 2.26 (0.48, 1.94) | |
Never | 116 (25.6) | 84 (11.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Parents know your close friends | All of them | 139 (30.7) | 440 (60.3) | 1.59 (1.29, 2.44)* | 0.88 (0.58, 1.91) |
Some of them | 175 (38.6) | 200 (27.4) | 0.72 (0.42, 2.23) | 1.32 (0.52, 3.92) | |
Not at all | 139 (30.7) | 90 (12.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Parents know what you are doing when you are away from home | Always | 173 (38.2) | 471 (64.5) | 1.04 (0.48, 0.84) | 2.92 (1.84, 4.56)** |
Sometimes | 183 (40.4) | 147 (20.2) | 1.24 (0.16, 9.33) | 2.93 (0.45, 4.35) | |
Never | 97 (21.4) | 112 (15.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Parents know your plans for the coming day | Always | 243 (53.7) | 512 (70.1) | 1.33 (0.68, 1.84) | 0.83 (0.73, 2.42) |
Sometimes | 149 (32.8) | 134 (18.3) | 0.94 (0.59, 1.63) | 0.90 (0.43, 1.87) | |
Never | 106 (23.5) | 85 (11.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Family connectedness | Low | 274 (60.4) | 179 (24.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
High | 179 (39.6) | 551 (75.5) | 1.22 (0.88, 3.45) | 1.96 (1.48, 3.58)** | |
Parents know about your close friends activities and interest | Yes | 148 (32.6) | 353 (48.4) | 1.27 (0.26, 2.23) | 2.03 (0.48, 0.87)** |
No | 305 (67.4) | 377 (51.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |