Table 3 Correlates of caregiver and young adolescent SRH communication

Sex

 Female

1.0

 Male

-0.01 (0.34)

(-0.69, 0.66)

Age

1.0

Mean 44.87 (12.6)

-0.01 (0.21)

(-0.44, 0.41)

Educational attainment

 No formal education

1.0

 Primary education

0.46(0.46)

(-0.44,1.36)

 Secondary education

0.55 (0.57)

(-0.57, 1.68)

 Tertiary education

0.27(0.85)

(-1.41, 1.95)

Marital status

 Single

1.0

 Married

-0.17 (0.39)

(-0.95, -0.61)

Relationship with YA

 Biological caregiver

1.0

 Non-biological caregiver

0.48 (0.32)

(-0.07, 1.18)

Parenting structure

 Single-caregiver household

1.0

 Two-caregiver household

-0.57 (0.35)

(-1.27, 0.12)

Religion

 Catholic

1.0

 Anglican

-0.13 (0.45)

(-1.01, 0.76)

 Pentecostal

-0.53 (0.57)

(-1.64, 0.59)

 Muslim

-1.41 (1.28)

(-3.93, 1.11)

Number of religious services

 Never

1.0

 Once a week

-0.4 (0.79)

(-1.95, 1.16)

 2–3 times a month

-0.72 (0.77)

(-2.23, 0.79)

 Once in the past month

-0.96 (0.94)

(-2.82, 0.89)

Dyad type

 Female caregiver–daughter

1.0

 Female caregiver–son

-0.41 (0.35)

(-1.10, 0.27)

 Male caregiver–daughter

-0.20 (0.46)

(-1.10, 0.70)

 Male caregiver–son

-0.10 (0.50)

(-1.10, 0.89)

Number of YAs per household

 Mean/SD

-0.45 (0.19)

(-0.82, -0.78)

Socio-economic status

 High

1.0

 Moderate

-0.23 (0.41)

(-1.03, 0.58)

 Low

0.32 (0.41)

(-0.48, 1.13)

Caregiver–child connectedness

0.17 (0.12)

(-0.08, 0.41)

Caregiver involvement

-0.07 (0.04)

(-0.14, 0.00)

Positive parenting

-0.04 (0.06)

(-0.17, 0.08)

Parental expertise and accessibility

0.00 (0.06)

(-0.12, 0.12)

Attitudes towards SRH of YAs

-0.01 (0.07)

(-0.15, 0.13)

SRH knowledge

-0.00 (0.04)

(-0.07, 0.07)

Caregiver comfort with SRH discussions

0.25 (0.04)

(0.18, 0.32)