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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Predictors of parent-adolescent communication in post-apartheid South Africa: A protective factor in adolescent sexual and reproductive health
Journal of Adolescence, Volume 37, No. 3, Year 2014
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In the HIV context, risky sexual behaviours can be reduced through effective parent-adolescent communication. This study used the Parent Adolescent Communication Scale to determine parent-adolescent communication by ethnicity and identify predictors of high parent-adolescent communication amongst South African adolescents post-apartheid. A cross-sectional interviewer-administered survey was administered to 822 adolescents from Johannesburg, South Africa. Backward stepwise multivariate regressions were performed. The sample was predominantly Black African (62%, n=506) and female (57%, n=469). Of the participants, 57% (n=471) reported high parent-adolescent communication. Multivariate regression showed that gender was a significant predictor of high parent-adolescent communication (Black African OR:1.47, CI: 1.0-2.17, Indian OR: 2.67, CI: 1.05-6.77, White OR: 2.96, CI: 1.21-7.18). Female-headed households were predictors of high parent-adolescent communication amongst Black Africans (OR:1.49, CI: 1.01-2.20), but of low parent-adolescent communication amongst Whites (OR:0.36, CI: 0.15-0.89). Overall levels of parent-adolescent communication in South Africa are low. HIV prevention programmes for South African adolescents should include information and skills regarding effective parent-adolescent communication. © 2014 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
Authors & Co-Authors
Coetzee, Jenny
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Canada, Ottawa
L'hôpital D'ottawa
Dietrich, Janan Janine
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Canada, Ottawa
L'hôpital D'ottawa
Otwombe, Kennedy N.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Nkala, B.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Khunwane, Mamakiri
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
van der Watt, Martin
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Sikkema, Kathleen J.
United States, Durham
Duke University
Gray, Glenda E.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.01.006
ISSN:
01401971
e-ISSN:
10959254
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa
Participants Gender
Female