Prevalence of and Factors Influencing Parent–Child Communication About HIV/AIDS, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues in Nigeria

Ojebuyi, Babatunde Raphael; Fagbamigbe, Adeniyi Francis; Akinola, Olanrewaju Olugbenga

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“…The reason may be associated with differences in culture, socioeconomic development and studied populations, whereby the study in Zambia included adolescents of highly educated families. In this study, PAC on SRH issue was higher than studies conducted in different regions of Africa (Ojebuyi et al , 2019; Bushaija et al , 2013; Muthengi et al , 2015). The discrepancies may be resulted from gaps in study area and period, number of dimensions and timing used to definePAC and differences in the source populations of the study.…”

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“…PAC on SRH issues varies across and within countries. It reached to 71% in USA (Widman et al , 2014), 21% in Tanzania (Muthengi et al , 2015), 9.5% in Nigeria (Ojebuyi et al , 2019), 90% in Zambia (Haakonde et al , 2018), 61% in Ghana (Esantsi et al , 2015) and 19% in Rwanda (Bushaija et al , 2013). In Ethiopia, PAC on SRH matters among secondary and preparatory school students varied by setups like 47% Oromia (Habte et al , 2019), 28.9% in BenishangulGumuz (Yesus and Fantahun, 2010), 68.5% (Mekie et al , 2019) and 82.7% in Amhara region (Chane and Cherie, 2018).…”

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Parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health among school adolescents of Woldia town, Ethiopia by the year 2019

Masresha

Diress

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to assess the magnitude of parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues and its association with gender and premarital sexual practice among school adolescents of Woldia town.Design/methodology/approachSchool-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 368 unmarried secondary and preparatory school adolescents (15–19 years) in Woldia town. Simple random sampling was employed to select study participants. Self-administered questionnaire was used. Data were entered by EPI-Data version 3.0.2 and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.FindingsIn this study, 56.3% of school adolescents had parental communication on sexual and reproductive health issues. The result of this study showed that adolescents who had history of sexual intercourse where 64% less likely to communicate with parents on sexual and reproductive health issues (AOR: 0.36 95% CI: 0.20, 0.65), but there was no association between gender and sexual and reproductive health communication between adolescent and parent (AOR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.64, 1.75).Originality/valueParent-adolescent communication about sexual matters is one of the means that encourages adolescents to adopt responsible sexual behavior. Many children in Africa are uncomfortable to have a communication about sexual and reproductive health issues with their parents because the subject is a taboo topic in most homes.

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Parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health among school adolescents of Woldia town, Ethiopia by the year 2019

Masresha

Diress

2021

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“…12 In corroboration, a study carried out in Nigeria revealed that the prevalence of communication between parents and children is low on SRH topics such as HIV/AIDS, family planning, and contraception, at 37.4%, 32.5%, and 9% respectively. 26 Similarly, another study conducted in Ebonyi State, Nigeria also revealed that the majority of adolescents never discussed anything related to sex with their parents or caregivers but discussed it with their friends or peers. 27 The similarities in these studies may be due to the barriers associated with parent-adolescent sexuality communications.…”

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Exploring Barriers to Parent-Adolescent Sexual-Risk Communication among Adolescents in Port Harcourt Nigeria: Adolescents’ and Parents’ Perspective

Chidinma,

Ogubuike

2024

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Background: Adolescent risky sexual behaviour is a public health problem with its deleterious outcomes. Parents are the most influential source of sexuality education to adolescent, yet adolescents’ lack sexuality educations. The study explored barriers in parent-adolescent sexual-risk communication from both perspectives in Port-Harcourt LGA, Rivers State. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study design using explanatory sequential mixed methods approach was implemented. Three hundred and twenty nine in-school adolescents participated in the quantitative study and recruited using multi-stage sampling technique while 9 parents of adolescents and 16 adolescents participated in the qualitative study. A semi-structured administered questionnaire was used to elicit information from the adolescents while an FGD and IDI guide was used to elicit information from in-school adolescents and parents respectively. The qualitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square while the qualitative data was subjected to thematic analysis. Results: The mean age of the adolescents was 16.0±1.1 years and 55% were males. A quarter (21%) of the parents had never discussed sex with their adolescents. The barriers identified from the adolescents’ perspective were parental factors (parents being too busy, judgmental, low knowledge), individual factors (discomfort to initiate communication, lack of trust), religious and cultural factors. The barriers from the parents’ perspective were shame to initiate communication, fear of outcome, feeling children are too young and lack of accurate information. Conclusion: The barriers to parent-adolescent communication featured interplay of parental, individual, cultural and religious factors. Parents should be trained to initiate timely and accurate sexuality education to the adolescent to curb adolescent risky sexual exploitations.

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“…However, the study shows family and friends playing a lesser role in the provision of information. This may indicate the cultural, religious and other taboos which limit open discussion of SRH matters between parents and their children [58][59][60][61]. In South Africa, families who openly discuss SRH issues with their children are in the minority [60].…”

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Sexual and reproductive health knowledge of postgraduate students at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa

2022

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Background Globally and in South Africa, university students’ knowledge of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is low. This study was conducted in response to the dearth of information about the sexual and reproductive health knowledge of postgraduate students. Research conducted to explore the SRH knowledge of undergraduate students suggests that the level of SRH knowledge among undergraduate students is low. The aim of this study was to determine the SRH knowledge of postgraduate students with regards to contraceptives, sexually transmitted illnesses (STI), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Pap smear and clinical breast examination at University of Cape Town (UCT), in South Africa. Method A cross sectional survey design was utilized, using an adapted and pretested online questionnaire. The aim of this study was to determine the SRH knowledge of postgraduate students at the UCT. Minor adjustments were made to the questionnaire to suit the South African context. Selected aspects of SRH were included in the current study: knowledge and use of contraceptives, Pap smear, clinical breast examination, STIs and HIV. These variables were considered to be general enough to be answerable by male and female respondents and are the most important considerations in reproductive health care in South Africa, as there is a high prevalence of STIs, HIV and cervical and breast cancers. All postgraduate students enrolled in the first semester of 2017 (9444) were invited to anonymously complete the online survey. Data was exported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0 and analysed using descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. Results Four hundred and six (406) students completed the online survey, of whom 293 were female and 107 males. The age range of respondents was between 18 and 57 years, with the median age for both male and female respondents being 24 years. Six survey responses were excluded from the statistical analysis because of incomplete data. Post graduate students from the African continent comprised 90.75% of the respondents. Most respondents were white (51.50%) from both Africa and abroad. The results indicated that respondents knew about sexually transmitted infections, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Female respondents were more aware of breast examination, and the role of Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear) in SRH. Almost half of the respondents in this study (49%) stated that they had no need for more information about contraceptives. Lecturers were identified as one of the top five sources of information, which suggests that the university environment provides students with important SRH-related information. Conclusion Most postgraduate students had knowledge of sexual and reproductive health with regards to contraception, Pap smear, clinical breast examination, STIs, HIV and AIDS. Further research should focus on the relationship between SRH knowledge and usage among this population. As university lecturers were identified as an important source of information across faculties, the University should consider the incorporation of SRH education in the broader curriculum and as an integral component of student health services.

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Prevalence of and Factors Influencing Parent–Child Communication About HIV/AIDS, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues in Nigeria

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

Parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health among school adolescents of Woldia town, Ethiopia by the year 2019

Parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health among school adolescents of Woldia town, Ethiopia by the year 2019

Exploring Barriers to Parent-Adolescent Sexual-Risk Communication among Adolescents in Port Harcourt Nigeria: Adolescents’ and Parents’ Perspective

Sexual and reproductive health knowledge of postgraduate students at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa

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