Table 3 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with communication on SRH issues among preparatory school students in Debre Tabor, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Discuss on SRH issues | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO N (%) | Yes N (%) | |||
Religion of the study participants | ||||
Orthodox | 114 (95.0) | 272 (99.3) | 6.81 (1.36, 34.25)a | 0.82 (0.13, 5.18) |
Muslim | 6 (5.0) | 2 (0.7) | 1 | 1 |
Stream of the study participants | ||||
Natural | 66 (55.0) | 181 (66.1) | 1.54 (1.00, 2.38) | 0.64 (0.34, 1.19) |
Social | 54 (45.0) | 93 (33.9) | 1 | 1 |
Grade of the study participants | ||||
11th | 67 (55.8) | 115 (42.0) | 0.60 (0.39, 0.92)a | 0.31 (0.17, 0.58)b |
12th | 53 (44.2) | 159 (58.0) | 1 | 1 |
Feel embraced to discuss SRH issues | ||||
Yes | 80 (66.7) | 124 (45.3) | 0.38 (0.24, 0.60)a | 0.31 (0.17, 0.56)b |
No | 40 (33.3) | 150 (54.7) | 1 | 1 |
Family size | ||||
1–4 | 24 (20.0) | 116 (42.3) | 2.59 (1.58, 4.22)a | 2.46 (1.25, 4.84)b |
5 and more | 96 (80.0) | 158 (57.7) | 1 | 1 |
Do you think discussing about SRH issue is important | ||||
Yes | 71 (57.3) | 234 (86.7) | 1.97 (1.23, 3.16)a | 10.83 (5.07, 23.17)b |
No | 53 (42) | 36 (13.3) | 1 | 1 |
Occupation of the mother | ||||
Housewife | 95 (76.6) | 191 (69.7) | 1.06 (0.60, 1.86) | 1.13 (0.45, 2.84) |
Government employee | 5 (4.0) | 25 (9.1) | 2.67 (0.90, 7.92) | 3.71 (0.97, 14.12 |
Private employee | 1 (0.8) | 15 (5.5) | 7.49 (0.93, 60.60) | 11.53 (1.20, 110.45)b |
Merchant | 23 (18.5) | 43 (15.7) | 1 | 1 |
Currently live with | ||||
Mother and father | 104 (86.7) | 177 (66.5) | 0.18 (0.08, 0.40)a | 0.15 (0.06, 0.36)b |
Mother only | 8 (6.7) | 15 (5.6) | 0.16 (0.05, 0.51)a | 0.03 (0.01, 0.15)b |
Father only | 1 (0.8) | 7 (2.6) | 0.73 (0.08, 6.84) | 0.72 (0.07, 7.60) |
Live alone | 7 (5.8) | 67 (25.2) | 1 | 1 |