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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated PAC among rural school adolescents in Bolosso sore district of Southern Ethiopia, 2022

From: Parent-youth communication and associated factors on HIV/AIDS related issues in rural southern Ethiopia

Independent Variables

Category

Parent-adolescent communication

Chi square

P- value

AOR (95% CI)

Poor

Good

Age

15–19 years

215 (40%)

321 (60%)

5.28

0.021*

1.73 (0.77–3.87

20–27 years

9 (22%)

32 (78%)

1

Father’s educational status

Illiterate

128 (46%)

148 (54%)

15.87

0.001*

1.52 (0.82–2.84)

Can read and write

46 (37%)

80 (63%)

0.97 (0.49–1.92)

Primary school

28 (25%)

82 (75%)

0.67 (0.33–1.37)

Secondary school and above

22 (34%)

43 (66%)

1

Mother’s educational status

Illiterate

108 (36%)

189 (64%)

22.83

0.000*

1.97 (0.92–4.24)

Can read and write

62 (43%)

81 (57%)

2.77 (1.23–6.25)**

Primary school

44 (56%)

35 (44%)

4.63 (1.97–10.9)**

Secondary school and above

10 (17%)

48 (83%)

1

Mother’s Occupation

Housewife

132 (40%)

201 (60%)

15.54

0.001*

0.34 (0.16–0.71)**

Merchant

32 (30%)

73 (70%)

0.22 (0.09–0.50)**

Farmer

35 (35%)

66 (65%)

0.23 (0.10–0.53)**

Daily labour

25 (66%)

13 (34%)

1

Adolescent’s HIV comprehensive Knowledge

Have no comprehensive Knowledgeable

101 (48%)

110 (52%)

11.46

0.001*

1.90 (1.31–2.76)**

Have comprehensive knowledge

123 (34%)

243 (66%)

1

  1. Χ2 Pearson chi square, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. *statistical significance in bivariate analysis
  3. ** statistical significance in multivariate logistic regression