Variables

Parenting skills

Χ2

p value

Appropriate

n (%)

Inappropriate

n (%)

Parenting style

Authoritative

204 (63.9)

115 (36.1)

0.988

0.610

Authoritarian

8 (53.3)

7 (46.7)

Permissive

35 (67.3)

17 (32.7)

Perception on adolescent

having sexual risk

Yes

122 (62.6)

73 (37.4)

0.348

0.556

No

125 (65.4)

66 (34.6)

Perception on stress raising adolescent

Yes

83 (61.5)

52 (38.5)

0.567

0.452

No

164 (65.3)

87 (34.7)

Comfort in talking sexual issues

Yes

238 (67.2)

116 (32.8)

19.477

<0.001*

No

9 (28.1)

23 (71.9)

Parent adolescent communication on sexual topics

Effective

100 (87.0)

15 (13.0)

37.496

<0.001*

Not effective

147 (54.2)

124 (45.8)

Knowledge on SRH

High

193 (64.5)

106 (35.5)

0.180

0.672

Low

54 (62.1)

33 (37.9)

Knowledge on STD, HIV/AIDS

High

216 (67.7)

103 (32.3)

11.049

0.001*

Low

31 (46.3)

36 (53.7)