Table 3 Communication on SRH (ever and in the past 30Â days) among caretakers of adolescents (NÂ =Â 1000)
Characteristic | Total | Ever communicate (n = 407) Number (%) | p-value a | Communicate in the past 30 days (n = 92) Number (%) | p- value a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
 Female | 795 | 344 (43.3) | 0.01 | 79 (9.9) | 0.01 |
 Male | 205 | 63 (30.7) | 13 (6.3) | ||
Age groups (years) | |||||
 35–39 | 391 | 141 (36.1) | 0.04 | 33 (8.4) | 0.83 |
 40–49 | 261 | 108 (41.4) | 26 (10.0) | ||
 50–59 | 217 | 104 (47.9) | 19 (8.8) | ||
 60+ | 131 | 54 (41.2) | 14 (10.7) | ||
Relationship with adolescent | |||||
 Biological adolescent | 763 | 326 (42.7) | <0.001 | 82 (10.7) | 0.01 |
 Non biological adolescent | 41 | 15 (36.6) | 2 (4.9) | ||
 Have both biological and non biological adolescent | 196 | 66 (33.7) | 8 (4.1) | ||
Caretaker’s adolescents’ sex | |||||
 Caretakers having male adolescents only | 266 | 51 (19.2) | <0.001 | 11 (4.1) | 0.001 |
 Caretakers having female adolescents only | 414 | 182 (44.0) | 53 (12.8) | ||
 Caretakers having both male and female adolescents | 320 | 174 (54.4) | 28 (8.8) | ||