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Table 5 Comparison of risk sexual behavior variable (Multiple sexual partnerships) and some characteristics of parenting process among youths in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2012
| Characteristics | Multiple sexual partnership | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||
| Parents know whereabouts | Always | 159 (38.4) | 483 (62.8) | 0.49 (0.57, 2.43) | 1.11 (0.49, 2.03) |
| Sometimes | 175 (42.3) | 216 (28.1) | 1.32 (0.95, 3.32) | 1.87 (0.87, 4.53) | |
| Never | 80 (19.3) | 78 (10.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Parents know your close friends | All of them | 145 (35.2) | 504 (65.4) | 1.64 (1.17, 2.34)* | 0.82 (0.38, 1.79) |
| Some of them | 166 (40.3) | 178 (23.1) | 2.56 (0.26, 4.26) | 2.01 (0.59, 5.63) | |
| Not at all | 101 (24.5) | 89 (11.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Parents know what you are doing when you are away from home | Always | 138 (33.4) | 464 (60.3) | 1.24 (0.16, 9.33) | 2.93 (1.45, 4.35)** |
| Sometimes | 162 (39.2) | 212 (27.5) | 1.67 (0.51, 5.41) | 2.54 (0.87, 5.33) | |
| Never | 113 (27.4) | 94 (12.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Parents know your plans for the coming day | Always | 201 (48.6) | 556 (72.2) | 1.58 (0.94, 3.89) | 2.21 (0.81, 4.52) |
| Sometimes | 149 (36.1) | 120 (15.6) | 1.44 (0.88, 2.36) | 0.90 (0.44, 1.86) | |
| Never | 63 (15.3) | 94 (12.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Family connectedness | Low | 298 (72.2) | 164 (21.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| High | 115 (27.8) | 606 (78.7) | 0.93 (0.89, 3.54) | 2.83 (2.61, 6.73)** | |
| Parents know about your close friends activities and interest | Yes | 163 (39.4) | 440 (57.2) | 1.12 (0.36, 1.22) | 2.30 (0.14, 0.67)** |
| No | 250 (60.6) | 330 (42.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
