Abstract

Introduction: Parent to young people communication on sexual and reproductive health is one potential source of sexual and reproductive health information for young people. Lack of parent to young people communication was a serious problem in developing countries resulted in emotional distress, lower self-esteem, school problems, drug use, and sexual risk behaviors. Assessing the communication of parent to young people about sexual and reproductive health issue is the most effective way to prevent preexisting misbehavior in young people despite there is limited evidence regarding it.
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess parent to young communication on sexual and reproductive health and associated factors among parent living with young in Dera woreda, North West Ethiopia 2018.
Methods: A Community based cross-sectional study was conducted on 645 parents of young people in Dera Woreda from August 1 to September 16, 2018. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed. Data were collected using a pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaire through face to face interview. Then entered to Epi info version 7.2.1 and exported into SPSS version 23 for analysis. A bivariate and a multivariable logistics regression model was fitted. Crude and Adjusted Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval has been computed and variables with a pvalue<
0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Result: According to this study parent to young communication was found to be 578.8% with (95% CI, 6.5%-11%). Multivariable analysis revealed that, residence (AOR=3.29, 95%CI1.15,9.34), sex (AOR=2.78, 95%CI1.26,6.13), knowledge (AOR=4.84, 95%CI 1.90,12.36), attitude (AOR=3.62,95%CI 1.55,8.50), Father ’ s educational status (AOR=4.49, 95%CI 1.33, 15.15), number of children (AOR=8.64,95%CI 1.04,18.87) and age (AOR=2.86, 95%CI 1.2,6.9)were statistically significant associated factors.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Parent to young people communication was low in this study as compared to other study done in different areas of Ethiopia. Consecutively, promotion of parent to young people communication, women’s training, and addressing the importance of parent to young people communication to all parents along with HEW was recommended.

Keywords: Parent; Young people; Communication; Sexual reproductive; Health; Gondar Ethiopia