Parents’ attitude towards sexual and reproductive health communication: The case of Wa West district of the Upper West Region, Ghana

Parents’ communication with their adolescents on sexual and reproductive health essentially decreases adolescent perilous sexual conduct. Available evidence supports a strong relationship between parents’ attitude and their communication with adolescents on sexual and reproductive issues. This study...

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Published in:International journal of Africa nursing sciences 2023, Vol.18, p.100551, Article 100551
Main Authors: Azie, Reuben Aren-enge, Bagrmwin, Lawrence, Setordzi, Mawuko, Ndanu, Thomas Akuetteh, Aniteye, Patience
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent sexual health
Attitude
Communication
Parents
Reproductive health
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Summary:Parents’ communication with their adolescents on sexual and reproductive health essentially decreases adolescent perilous sexual conduct. Available evidence supports a strong relationship between parents’ attitude and their communication with adolescents on sexual and reproductive issues. This study assessed the attitude of parents towards sexual and reproductive health communication with their adolescents in the Wa West District. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 420 respondents. A multistage sampling technique was used to select study respondents. Data were collected employing trained research assistants using a structured questionnaire and analysed with IBM SPSS version 25. The majority (96.2%) of the respondents had a positive attitude towards adolescent sexual and reproductive health communication There was a significant relationship between the sex of respondents and attitude toward sexual and reproductive health (SRH) communication with adolescents (P 
ISSN:2214-1391
2214-1391
DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100551