Amsale Cherie Yemane Berhanie
Assessment of Parenting Practices and Styles and Adolescent Sexual Behavior among High School Adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Addis Continental Institute of Public Health
back ground statement problemparents first socializing agents teachers leaders counselors childrenparents guidance support always important however highly needed period adolescence transition childhood adulthood characterized spurts physical mental emotional social sexual development 1healthy sexuality developmental process needs investments parentssexual risk taking includes early coital debut multiple sexual relation non use inconsistent use condom becoming common among substantial numbers young peoplerisky sexual activity puts adolescents risk various reproductive health challengesit identified 20000 girls age 18 give birth day 2 nearly 60 percent unsafe abortions africa occur among women aged less 25 years 3 100 million adolescents acquire curable sexually transmitted disease year 47 youth ages 1524 account approximately 33 new hiv infections 8parenting style defined ardent climate provided parents parenting practices signify behaviors parents involve purpose undertaking specific socialization goalsresearch evidences showed parental practices parent child connectedness parental monitoring parents adolescents communication sexuality protective risky sexual behavior 911baumrinds identified four parenting styles authoritative authoritarian permissive neglectfulstudies showed children authoritative parents tend engage fewer risk behaviors children parenting types 1213although adolescents behavior deeply affected family environment live parents main source influence credible sources children regard sexuality little known ethiopia relationship different parenting practices safe sexual behaviorthus purpose study assess effect different parenting styles parenting practices sexual behavior adolescentsthe result study help formulate policies design strategies programmes proper parenting practices current would parents subjects methodsthis cross sectional study conducted among regularly attending 1524 years age high school youth addis ababa capital city ethiopiaaddis ababa administratively divided 10 sub citiesa sample size 3840 students calculated based proportion parenting practice 50 95 confidence interval power 80 margin error 003 design effect 3 20 allowance nonresponse 14a three stages sampling used select study participants source populationin first stage one high school selected randomly subcitythe sample size assigned proportionate total student population selected schoolone section selected grade identified schools