Parent–child communication on sexual and reproductive health in border districts of Eastern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKisaakye, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNdugga, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorKwagala, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorKayitale Mbonye, Martin
dc.contributor.authorNgabirano, Fred
dc.contributor.authorOjiambo Wandera, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-23T15:12:23Z
dc.date.available2023-01-23T15:12:23Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractParent-child communication concerning sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has significant potential to reduce children’s risky sexual behaviour. Despite these benefits, few parents communicate with their children about SRH issues in Uganda. Using multistage stratified sampling in a cross-sectional survey, we estimated the prevalence and investigated the factors that were associated with recent parent-child communication among 600 children (10- 17 years) in border districts of Uganda (Busia and Tororo). Results indicated that 61% of children reported to having received parentchild communication on SRH. Communication was more likely to happen among children living in urban areas (OR=4.88; 95% CI=1.79-13.33), boys (OR=1.84; 95% CI=1.13-3.00), those aged 15- 19 years (OR=2.59; 95% CI=1.51-4.46) and among children from households that owned a mobile phone (OR=2.11; 95% CI=1.05- 4.21) than their counterparts. Parent-child communication was also higher among children who were comfortable discussing SRH issues (OR=27.12; 95% CI=16.02-45.89) and children from Tororo district (OR=2.34; 95% CI=1.36-4.01). The findings provide a rich understanding of the factors associated with Parent-child communication in the border districts of Uganda. These results provide a basis for policy enactment or revision regarding the encouragement of parent-child communication about SRH in Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPeter Kisaakye, Patricia Ndugga, Elizabeth Kwagala, Martin Kayitale Mbonye, Fred Ngabirano & Stephen Ojiambo Wandera (2022): Parent–child communication on sexual and reproductive health in border districts of Eastern Uganda, Sex Education, DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2022.2135500en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2022.2135500
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7135
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSex Educationen_US
dc.subjectParent–child communicationen_US
dc.subjectsexual and reproductive healthen_US
dc.subjectBorder districtsen_US
dc.titleParent–child communication on sexual and reproductive health in border districts of Eastern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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