Background: Sexuality and reproductive health are among the most fundamental aspects of life. Poor parental\ninvolvement in preparing young people for safe sexual life and good reproductive health was part of the blame for\nthe lack of skills on sexual decision making. Despite the growing needs, there is no adequate health service or\ncounseling specifically suitable for this specific age group and research on the role of parents in this process has\nyielded inconsistent results.\nObjective: The objective of the study is to assess adolescentsââ?¬â?¢ communication on sexual and reproductive health\nissues with parents and associated factors among secondary and preparatory schools students in Debremarkos\ntown.\nMethods: School based study was conducted among secondary and preparatory schools students in Debremarkos\ntown, from April 8 to 21, 2012. Multistage sampling and self administered questionnaires were employed.\nResults: The proportion of the students who had discussion on sexual & reproductive health issues with their\nparent was found to be 254 (36.9%). Mother who able to read and write (AOR = 2; 95% CI 1.3 to 3.1), adolescents\naccepting discussion of sexual & reproductive health issues (AOR = 2.5 95% CI 1.3 to 4.5), adolescents who ever got\nSRH information (AOR = 2; 95% CI 1.4 to 2.9), adolescents who ever had sexual intercourse (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI 1.1 to\n2.6) were found to have significant positive associations, and being grade 12 students (AOR = 0.4; 95% CI 0.2 to 0.7)\nand having less than three family size (AOR = 0.5; 95% CI 0.2 to 0.9) showed significant negative associations.\nConclusion and recommendation: Study unveils that parent ââ?¬â??adolescent communications on sexual and\nreproductive health issues is low, only about one third of the students were communicating on SRH issues.\nTherefore; there is a need to equip and educate parents on different sexual & reproductive health issues.\nComprehensive family life education should also be initiated for the students and parents.
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